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On Fri, 25 Jul 1997 15:09:59 +0200, Dale Chao wrote: >I read the talk about MWAVE modems and I have no idea what they are. Could >someone be kind enough to take a moment to explain them to me or point me >to resources? > >Thanks, > Dale > >----------------------------------------------------------------------- >Dale Chao >Concord, California >Primary Email: geige@usa.net >----------------------------------------------------------------------- > It is basically IBM's proprietary DSP (digital signal processor) which relieves the processor by doing the sound and modem itself. Unfortunatly, because it is proprietary, support isn't as good as with other chips, like the ESS Audiodrive series, and neither the modem nor the sound are compatible with Linux, because IBM won't release the source code. Paul Regards, Paul Khoury pkhoury@earthlink.net