A note on Winmodems

A 'Winmodem' is a modem that uses the computers CPU to handle data transfers. All other modems handle all throughput on their own. As a result, Winmodems are generally a lot cheaper to purchase. Because WinModems need specific drivers to work, most of them tend to be incompatible with Linux. If you have such a modem, a good resource to look at is http://www.linmodems.org