internal modem on 770X

[R. Kelley Cook]

On Fri, 23 Apr 1999 14:14:56 -0400, Mark Kennedy wrote:

>someone correct me if i'm wrong, but the internal "modem" in the TP 770X
>is really just a DSP chip which has to be driven from software to
>behave like a modem.  drivers exist for the win32 world but not for linux.
>to dialup from linux, you'll need a pcmcia card with a real modem in it
>(or maybe you can buy modems that connect via the USB?).

Well mostly correct.  It is actually a self-sustaining DSP chip.  In
otherwords, once you download the firmware, the modem/sound chip is
self sustaining entity and unlike a typical WinModem does not require
CPU power nor additional software to operate.

The problem with Linux is loading the firmware correctly and then
interfacing the chip :(