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- Path: FreeNet.Carleton.CA!an171
- From: an171@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Anthony Hill)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: hypermodem - hype
- Date: 2 Apr 1996 22:31:50 GMT
- Organization: The National Capital FreeNet
- Sender: an171@freenet6.carleton.ca (Anthony Hill)
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- Reply-To: an171@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Anthony Hill)
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- RobertN141 (robertn141@aol.com) writes:
- > Thank you for providing this information. It is now clear that the price
- > they
- > charge for these models is not related to having any more powerful
- > architecture
- > but just enough to match the maximum throughput. These models are far
-
- There's a WHOLE LOT more to the architecture of a modem then just
- the controller that's being used. In fact, when it comes to performance,
- using better componants in the DAA will likely be more important than
- using a sightly more powerful processor.
-
- > more expensive than the standard "rest of the world" modems yet lack any
- > real hardware based benefit when compared to our AMQUEST HYPERMODEM. Most
-
- When the original vFC and v.34 USR Sportsters and Couriers came
- out they were based on the same DSP and controller (although this is no longer
- the case), yet the Couriers were twice as expansive.. Why? Partly because
- of the other hardware, but mainly because of the features of the modem.
- USR sold their Courier for twice as much as their Sportster because they
- could. Other companies sell their modems for even more, even though they
- may not have a more powerful processor. The power of the processor isn't
- even the only consideration when it comes to compression ability.
-
- > modems are based upon an 8 Bit microprocessor
- > running at around 14MHZ vs ours using a 20MHZ processor. The key is
-
- The new USR Sportsters are using a 92mHz processor. The clock
- speed that a processor runs at isn't always the most accurate measure of
- just how powerful it is.
-
- Anthony
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- Anthony Hill | an171@FreeNet.Carleton.CA
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