SOFTMODEM
\sˈɒftmə͡ʊdəm], \sˈɒftməʊdəm], \s_ˈɒ_f_t_m_əʊ_d_ə_m]\
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The integration of modem controller and data pumpalgorithms into a single RAM-based DSP hardwarearchitecture. These integrated algorithms are stored on thecomputer's hard disk, from which they are downloaded into theDSP board's random-access memory (RAM). This downloading, or"booting" process of the PC-installed software algorithmsoccurs as part of the computer's power-up initialisationprocess in less than 100 milliseconds, making it transparentto the user.[Digicom Modem FAQ version 2.03].
By Denis Howe
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).