Quoting Proinnsias Breathnach (proinnsias at linux.ie):
> Um - Much as I hate to jump in on the thread - while the original
> "winmodems" were USR (they used that brandname iirc), the original
> software based modems were based on the Rockwell RPI chipset....
Yes, I was aware that I was slightly pulling a fast one on definitions.
USR indeed did not bring the first softmodem to market, but not only
created the brand name "Winmodem" but also were, in my view, primarily
responsible for popularising the concept. As a longtime BBS
owner/operator who had made a point of using nothing but USR Courier
externals, I expected better of them, and was sorely disappointed.
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