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- From: curt@teleport.com (Curt...)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: External modems are nonsense
- Date: Mon, 12 Feb 1996 07:27:45 GMT
- Organization: Teleport - Portland's Public Access (503) 220-1016
- Message-ID: <30f40b80.6246877@news.teleport.com>
- References: <Pine.SUN.3.91.960102093642.11497C-100000@cpu3> <4cg61i$810_002@dialupS163.ici.net> <DKoCxH.1tF@giskard.demon.co.uk> <DKuFx1.7s9@bokonon.ussinc.com> <4csl06$81g_002@dialupS171.ici.net>
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- > >$Most internal modems look exactly like externals in hardware and software
- > >$terms, it is impossible to support one and not support the other.
- > >$(Assuming that we are staying with PC architecture).
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- > Perhaps from DOS's point of view, but not to every OS. And if you don't
- > believe this, just check with SCO. The reason has nothing to do with
- > architecture, anyway. Don't ask a Unix (or NT) SysAdmin to reboot the machine
- > just because the modem went out to lunch. What's OK for one user isn't so
- > great for 100.
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- Most users are not SysAdmins. So whats good business for the many may not be
- suitable for the one. That sure doesn't mean that everyone needs to buy equipment
- needed by special purpose situations.
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- Curt...
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