Re: Advantages of DSP/Mwave modem vs. PC Card

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From: Paul Khoury (pkhoury_at_loop.com)
Date: Wed Oct 07 1998 - 16:18:36 EDT

>So, in actuality, what are the advantages/disadvantages of using a PC Card
>modem
>with a DSP equipped 770 series machine? I used a 760C before, so I know the
>problems
>I had back then (stepping down connect speeds and/or disabling sound,
>etc...).
>I have an extra Megahertz (USR/3Com) 56k PC Card Xjack modem (X2/V.90). If
>there
>is an inherently visible advantage of using this PC Card modem over the
>internal DSP
>powered unit, I will use it, but it is much more convenient to use the
>included
>modem with the 770's I use and deploy to fellow consultants. So far, it
>seems to work
>as promised, and connects have been acceptable.

IBM probably would have been better off having one DSP for the sound portion, and
another for the modem (linking the two for voice confrencing).
I have the 3D PCMCIA sound card, which has an Mwave chip in it, and it sounds WONDERFUL.
It's currently in my 750. 

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