A type of modem that relies on a computer's CPU, software, and the Windows operating system to work. Winmodems are known to be system resource hogs, and usually come with buggy drivers causing system instability.
Though Winmodems are intended to be used with the Windows operating system, there are Linux drivers available. Regardless of what you may read or hear, Winmodems are not real modems.
Though Winmodems are intended to be used with the Windows operating system, there are Linux drivers available. Regardless of what you may read or hear, Winmodems are not real modems.
Controller-based modems are superior to Winmodems because they don't rely on your computer's CPU or operating system to work.
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GetMem() is the Turbo Pascal/Delphi equivalent to C/C++'s malloc() function; which is used for dynamic memory allocation in computer programming.
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A brand new email service by Google that offers 1GB of email storage. Gmail is currently in its early stages, but when it finally goes mainstream, its gonna blow Hotmail and Yahoo's mail services offline!
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