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MOTOROLA LAUNCHES AC-LINK SOFT MODEM ON MOTHERBOARD.

Publication: Modem User News
Date: Friday, October 1 1999

Motorola (NYSE: MOT) has launched small form factor and legacy-free PCs with AC-Link soft modem on the motherboard (MoM). Motorola's SM56 AC-L Soft Modem can enable PC OEMs to create low-cost PCs with new and innovative form factors that can allow for more creativity in PC designs. Custom designed computers, PCs that mount under the kitchen cabinet and better ergonomically designed home computers can be a reality now that the size of the motherboard is dramatically reduced.

Until now, motherboard-based modems have not seen strong industry adoption due to large board spa

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