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-A WinModem is an overglorified SoundCard masking as a MoDem. The device itself has little else than a [DAC]/[ADC], and the actual signal processing logic is rolled off to the host computer's [CPU], where it is hidden inside a "driver". Manufacturers usually write such drivers only for [Windows]. Fortunately there are increasingly more WinModem drivers available for [Linux]. Such [MoDem]s get affectionately called [LinModems | http://www.linmodems.org/]. Beware though, there are only few of these among the winmodems
+A overglorified SoundCard masquerading as a MoDem. The hardware consists of little else than a [DAC]/[ADC], whereas the actual signal processing logic is performed by the host computer's [CPU]. The software masquerades as a "driver", which is generally available from vendors only for MicrosoftWindows
  
-[Intel] now has a supported WinModem chipset ([DSE] sells modems based on these) and because they have both [Windows] and [Linux] drivers [Intel ] calls them HaM (Host-accelerated Modem) . How a 56K WinModem is "accelerated" in comparison to a 56k hardware modem isn't entirely clear; this appears to be MarkeTroid speak
+Fortunately there are increasingly more WinModem drivers available for [Linux]. Supported MoDem~s get affectionately called [LinModems | http://www.linmodems.org/ ]. Beware though, there are only few of these among the WinModem~s
  
-The MWave WinModem in [IBM ] [ThinkPad ]s is also supported. IBM released the driver under [GPL ], so it has made its way into the official [Kernel ] source tree
+[Intel ] now has a supported WinModem chipset ( [DSE ] sells MoDem~ s based on these) and because they have both MicrosoftWindows and [Linux ] drivers [Intel ] calls them HaM, "Host-accelerated Modem". How a 56K WinModem is "accelerated" in comparison to a 56k hardware modem isn't entirely clear; this appears to be MarkeTroid speak
  
-By far the most common [ WinModem]s (at least in New Zealand) are ones based on Conexant chipsets . For a long time there was no way at all to get any of these to work in Linux, but at some point [they released Linux drivers | http://www.linuxant.com/drivers/ ]. 
+The MWave WinModem in [IBM ] ~ThinkPad~ s is also supported . [IBM] released the driver under [GPL], so it has made its way into the official [Kernel ] source tree
  
-If you want to get a new MoDem for a Linux and would like to avoid the cost of a hardware MoDem , DanielLawson recommends a Lucent or Agere compatible chipset based WinModem, after good experience with a Lectron I56LVP/F4 ($32 as of May 2004) that runs fine with the [ltmodem drivers | http://www.physcip .uni-stuttgart.de /heby/ltmodem /]. If the binary package doesn't work for you, get the source package and follow the instructions, there's a couple of scripts you can run which basically automate the whole installation
+By far the most common WinModem~s (at least in NewZealand) are ones based on Conexant chipsets. For a long time there was no way at all to get any of these to work in Linux, but at some point [they released Linux drivers | http://www.linuxant .com /drivers /]. 
  
-Some modern distros include drivers for the more common winmodems .  
-* [Linmodems|http://www.linmodems.org/]  
-* [Linmodems support|http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/] 
+If you want to get a new MoDem for a [Linux] and would like to avoid the cost of a hardware MoDem, DanielLawson recommends a Lucent or Agere compatible chipset based WinModem, after good experience with a Lectron I56LVP/F4 ($32 as of May 2004) that runs fine with the [ltmodem drivers | http://www.physcip.uni-stuttgart.de/heby/ltmodem/]. If the binary [Package] doesn't work for you, get the source package and follow the instructions, there's a couple of scripts you can run which basically automate the whole installation.  
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+ Some modern distros include drivers for the more common WinModem~s .  
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+! See also:  
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+* [Linmodems | http://www.linmodems.org/]  
+* [Linmodems support | http://linmodems.technion.ac.il/] 
  
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