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- Path: novice.uwaterloo.ca!wzhang
- From: wzhang@novice.uwaterloo.ca (W.Z.)
- Subject: Re: External modems are nonsense
- Sender: news@novice.uwaterloo.ca (Mr. News)
- Message-ID: <DKzAK1.KMH@novice.uwaterloo.ca>
- Date: Wed, 10 Jan 1996 18:40:48 GMT
- References: <5-62TlW4YgB@quijote.in-berlin.de> <4c44p9$8sl@steel.interlog.com> <Pine.SUN.3.91.960102093642.11497C-100000@cpu3> <4cg61i$810_002@dialups163.ici.net>
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- In article <4cg61i$810_002@dialups163.ici.net>,
- David Ehrens <david@pencilnet.com> wrote:
-
- Even though I have used both an internal and an external modems, I find
- that there are advantages and disadvantages to both models. But I find some
- of the following points to be quite ... well, silly.
-
- >Add to the plusses:
- > - external modems can be easily replaced with faster models
-
- How often are you going to replace a modem ?
-
- Taking the extra few minutes to take out an internal modem and replacing
- it is nothing compared to how easily your external modem can be "taken" away
- by other people.
-
- > - external modems are the only modems supported by some OS vendors, such as
- > SCO
-
- This is bull. There is absolutely no difference to the OS whether the modem
- is internal or external. Internal modems have their own com ports and
- the only way an OS accesses a modem is through the com ports.
-
- > - external modems are more likely to come with a manual describing the AT
- > commands for that model
-
- What kind of modems do you usually buy ? This is also BS. Any kind of modem
- whether it is external or internal would always come with a manual. Just
- because a modem is external doesn't mean it is more likely to come
- with a manual describing the AT commands. Where are you gettings this
- garbage data from ? Or are you making them up yourself ?
-
- WZ
-
-