re: Hmmm...new thinkpads don't depend on MWave that much?

[Paul Rubin <phr@netcom.com>]

Some models of the 760 and even the 765 already omit the Mwave.
Personally I think mwave is a stupid idea.  They should just include
a standard audio chip and a standard modem chip instead of making
users deal with mwave weirdness.  (Mwave is worse for Linux users 
than Windoze users, but it's a hassle even with Windoze).

Re 56k though, Mwave shouldn't have more of a problem with it than
it already has at lower speeds.  56k takes *less* cpu cycles than
33.6 from what I've heard.  This makes sense because the cpu 
requirements of a modem come from having to deal with the effects
of the analog interface at each end of the phone line.  With 56k,
only one end of the connection is analog; the other end is digital,
so there is less work for the modem to do.