How about the WinPC? It would have no hardware at all, just software that emulates all the hardware. Now wouldn't that upset Intel? And that might lead to WinMicrosoft . . . rpjday <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 07/06/2000 02:54:54 PM Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject: Re: Stupid question about winmodems On Thu, 6 Jul 2000, John Aldrich wrote: > On Thu, 06 Jul 2000, Stephen King wrote: > > Could someone define for me the difference between a winmodem and a regular > > modem? > > > WinModem is missing most of the hardware that makes a modem. It's > replaced by software that EMULATES the missing hardware, thus making > the processor do all the work that used to be done by the missing > hardware. > John one wonders what the next world's dumbest invention will be. winmonitors? winkeyboards? wincd-roms? winhard-drives? god, i wish i was being facetious. sigh. rday -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject. -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
