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- From: an171@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Anthony Hill)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: New USR 28.8 Winmodem?
- Date: 29 Mar 1996 04:11:13 GMT
- Organization: The National Capital FreeNet
- Sender: an171@freenet2.carleton.ca (Anthony Hill)
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- Reply-To: an171@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Anthony Hill)
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- Ican (swim@uniserve.com) writes:
- > Anyone know the difference between the USR 28.8 internal Data/Fax Modem and
- > the NEW USR 28.8 Internal Winmodem?
- >
- > As fas as I know (from sales person and the box):
- >
- > 28.8 Data and Fax
- > - is around $250 in major computer stores
- > - v.34
- > - built-in 33.6 support
- > - Windows 95 compatible
- >
- > 28.8 Winmodem
- > - is available in Doppler for $199
- > - v.34
- > - can upgrade to 33.6 free (i.e., it's not "built-in")
- > - Windows support*
- >
- > *
- > The sales person told me that:
- > it will only work under Windows and absolutely not in DOS;
-
- He's correct about that much, it won't even work with DOS programs
- running under Windows.
-
- > it is Windows 95 compatible; and
- > it is faster than the "traditional" USR 28.8 Data/Fax Modem (although he do
- > not have the answer why it is so.)
-
- It might be marginally faster on uncompressed files, although
- likely less then 5% in the best case, and usualy the differnce would be so
- small you'll never even notice it. Expect identicle performance to a
- regular Sportster.
-
- > In the back of the box, it read:
- > it is designed for Windows and user will get better file transfer rate
- > because of its "Windows-specific" design.
-
- The only good thing about it's "Windows-specific" desing is that
- you won't have any problems with com overruns with this modem, even while
- running at 115.2kbps and multitasking. Actually, this isn't really
- because it's Windows specific, but because it uses a null-UART instead of
- a conventional serial port UART. Of course, regular internal Sportsters
- come with a built in 16550, which should be able to handle these speeds
- without com overruns as well.
-
- > However, there is no single word about Windows95 and this is a NEW product
- > from USR.
-
- It is also compatible with Win95.
-
- Anthony
-
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- Anthony Hill | an171@FreeNet.Carleton.CA
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