WinModems

With a 'win' modem, or controllerless modem, the software your computer is running handles almost all modem related tasks, including data compression. The more load you have on your system (read the more programs you are running) the less CPU time your computer will have to devote to the modem. You may get better compression and transfer rates by closing background programs. Generally speaking, these modems have a poor performamce records and are not recommended by the HALNet staff.