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- From: "Walter A. Koziarz" <walt_k@borg.com>
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: 2 modems in the same computer?
- Date: Sun, 18 Feb 1996 08:08:16 -0500
- Organization: Walt K. General Hauling
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- Christian Weisgerber wrote:
-
- > You can connect two modems to the same phone line, and you can connect
- > both modems to the same computer (and if you run something resembling an
- > operating system you can access both modems at the same time), but of
- > course you can't *use* both modems at the same time, so I can't see any
- > sense in this setup.
-
- hmmm... I have two phonelines and two modems and see a distinct
- benefit... when someone sends me a fax it actually arrives (among other
- equally-obvious advantages)
-
- Walt K.
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