<s>
Host	B-General_Concept
signal	I-General_Concept
processing	I-General_Concept
(	O
HSP	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
term	O
used	O
in	O
computing	O
to	O
describe	O
hardware	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
modem	B-Application
or	O
printer	O
which	O
is	O
emulated	O
(	O
to	O
various	O
degrees	O
)	O
in	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intel	O
refers	O
to	O
the	O
technology	O
as	O
native	B-General_Concept
signal	I-General_Concept
processing	I-General_Concept
(	O
NSP	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HSP	O
replaces	O
dedicated	O
DSP	B-Architecture
or	O
ASIC	O
hardware	O
by	O
using	O
the	O
general	O
purpose	O
CPU	B-Device
of	O
the	O
host	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Modems	B-Application
using	O
HSP	O
are	O
known	O
as	O
winmodems	B-Device
(	O
a	O
term	O
trademarked	O
by	O
3COM	O
/	O
USRobotics	O
,	O
but	O
genericized	O
)	O
or	O
softmodems	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Printers	O
using	O
HSP	O
are	O
known	O
as	O
GDI	B-Library
printers	I-Library
(	O
after	O
the	O
MS	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
GDI	O
software	O
interface	O
)	O
,	O
winprinters	O
(	O
named	O
after	O
winmodems	B-Device
)	O
or	O
softprinters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
floppy	O
drive	O
used	O
the	O
host	O
CPU	B-Device
to	O
process	O
drive	O
control	O
signals	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
a	O
microcontroller	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
mid	O
-	O
to	O
late-1990s	O
,	O
Intel	O
pursued	O
native	B-General_Concept
signal	I-General_Concept
processing	I-General_Concept
technology	O
to	O
improve	O
multimedia	O
handling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
testimony	O
by	O
Intel	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
opposed	O
development	O
of	O
NSP	O
because	O
the	O
technology	O
could	O
reduce	O
the	O
necessity	O
of	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
.	O
</s>
