Date: 10:59 am Mon Nov 13, 1995 Number : 1 of 201 From: Nevada Base : BOMB_NET - BBS Software Suppor To : Gus Subj: Re: IM vs. FD
O> thats cool. and it's a voice modem? How exactly do VOICE modems work? I've O> never really looked at one. A> It's a new type of modem that allows for the VoiceView technology that is A> being offered...I'm not quite sure on the specifications, but I believe (not A> sure) that the hardware is somewhere along the lines of a switch that allows A> you to use a line for voice and data (however, not simultaneously). G> G> aren't those the modems that you can use to call out with or ehwn your away, G> you can leave your computer on and it'll act as voice mail?
I think they are thinking of the new Vi Modems, which allow voice and data tranmission at the same time, over one line.