Talk and Race Simultaneously

For all you guys and girls out there who would love to modem race and talk to your opponent at the same time (but are like me and cannot afford a Digital Simultaneous Voice & Data modem), the answer is here - The guys at echospeech (http://www.echospeech.com have developed a piece of software that allows simultaneous transfer of voice and data. All you need is a 14,400 modem, a Pentium and a 16 bit soundcard. Sounds great?? What's the catch? The software (5 minute time limited demo available from their site) is at present only optimised for Doom, Duke 3D etc. They are keen to hear from gamers to guide them as to what game to make the software suitable for next. I have e-mailed them asking for them to look at Nascar, Indycar 2 and Grand Prix 2 (if and when it is released). If enough people e-mail them, we might have the ultimate in modem connections - voice and data.

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> For all you guys and girls out there who would love to modem race and > talk to your opponent at the same time (but are like me and cannot > afford a Digital Simultaneous Voice & Data modem), the answer is here - > The guys at echospeech (http://www.echospeech.com) have developed a > piece of software that allows simultaneous transfer of voice and data. > All you need is a 14,400 modem, a Pentium and a 16 bit soundcard. > Sounds great?? What's the catch? > The software (5 minute time limited demo available from their site) is > at present only optimised for Doom, Duke 3D etc. They are keen to hear > from gamers to guide them as to what game to make the software suitable > for next. > I have e-mailed them asking for them to look at Nascar, Indycar 2 and > Grand Prix 2 (if and when it is released). If enough people e-mail them, > we might have the ultimate in modem connections - voice and data.

For those who aren't able to visit the web site, the e-mail address is

A friend and I have been modem racing for almost a year now with ICR and then NASCAR using 2 lines, i.e. 1 for voice and the other for modem. We both have telephone operators headsets, and the experience is phenomenal. It takes getting used to, though, cause at first the voice is distracting. Once you get used to it it's great. I wouldn't have it any other way! Steve Grant

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> >For all you guys and girls out there who would love to modem race and > >talk to your opponent at the same time (but are like me and cannot > >afford a Digital Simultaneous Voice & Data modem), the answer is here - > >The guys at echospeech (http://www.echospeech.com) have developed a > >piece of software that allows simultaneous transfer of voice and data. > >All you need is a 14,400 modem, a Pentium and a 16 bit soundcard. > A friend and I have been modem racing for almost a year now with ICR and then > NASCAR using 2 lines, i.e. 1 for voice and the other for modem. We both have > telephone operators headsets, and the experience is phenomenal. It takes > getting used to, though, cause at first the voice is distracting. Once you get > used to it it's great. I wouldn't have it any other way! > Steve Grant

You are lucky. Not only can I not afford a second line, I can't afford the phone bills for the first line (my main opponent is not a local call away and at 10-40c per minute even 1 line gets expensive). :)