If I remember right, the winmodem is the modem that has the DSP code in a
.vxd file, and is loaded when windows is running.
On Wed, 18 Sep 1996, Robert Hanson wrote:
> Date: Wed, 18 Sep 1996 11:26:29 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Robert Hanson <roberth@cet.com>
> To: Brian Elfert <brian@citilink.com>
> Cc: portmaster-users@livingston.com
> Subject: Re: USR Modems
>
>
> has anyone developed a "tech chronology" of usr modems and firmware
> revisions and fixes etc and thises and thats....
>
> what im getting at is i am able to solve 99+% of connectivity problems to
> my modem pool from the "USR Modem" of the day...
>
> im wondering if anyone has "chrono'd" usr's products... good and bad and
> fixes etc... new roms. rom numbers, dates etc etc...
>
> and...... ummmm... just what the heck is a WINMODEM anyways... ;)
>
> sheesh... gimme a break... :)
>
> --->
> Robert H. Hanson LAN/WAN Consultant - Internet Service Provider
> Otis Orchards, Wa. Cutting Edge Communications www.cet.com
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>
>
> On Wed, 18 Sep 1996, Brian Elfert wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > On Tue, 17 Sep 1996, Joe McGuckin wrote:
> >
> > > Actually, the Ascend uses a card stuffed with Rockwell *analog* chipsets. So
> > > does Cisco's AS5200 and the USR Sportster.
> >
> > The only Sportster that used a Rockwell chipset is the Sportster SI,
> > which is discontinued. Current products use USR developed technology.
> >
> > > The USR Courier and the Livingston use a DSP chip to implement the modem in
> > > *software* (can you say firmware update?). The advantage of this is faster
> > > turn around times for new feature implementations and bug fixes. If rockwell
> > > discovers a bug in a critical portion of their chip, they have to spin a new
> > > revision. Three months would be an optimistic guess for the time involved. Also,
> > > it's kinda inconvenient to unsolder all those chips from the PC boards.
> > >
> > > With a DSP implementation, the vendor distributes a firmware update - that's it.
> >
> > The Sportsters, both the old and new versions, also implements the modem
> > in software, but the firmware is not flashable.
> >
> > The old Sportster design was a near duplicate of the Courier design. It
> > used the same DSP and the same 80186 CPU. The firmware is different and
> > is not flash upgradeable.
> >
> > Brian
> >
>