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- From: nick+@pitt.edu (Nick C De Mello)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
- Subject: Re: PB 160/180 Express Modem
- Message-ID: <618@blue.cis.pitt.edu>
- Date: 14 Dec 92 03:37:54 GMT
- References: <1992Dec13.172458.22500@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
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- In article <1992Dec13.172458.22500@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> jnowak@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Joe Nowak) writes:
- >
- >2. I know that the Duo version of this modem and the PB 160/180 version
- > are different. According to MacWeek, at least the Duo version uses a
- > Data pump technology and also offloads some of the modems tasks to the
- > CPU. The long and the short of this implementation being that when the
- > modem is used in the background, it slows down foreground tasks. My
- > question is, is this offloading of tasks also the implementation on the
- > 180 / 160 version. Obviously it is preferable from a performance stand-
- > point for the modem not to do this.
-
- I think both the Duo and 160/180 versions rely on the CPU, that's
- how apple was able to make 'em so cheap. If anyone has any info
- on a third party for the Duo, send me e-mail!
-
- -- Nick
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