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- From: millevil@acsu.buffalo.edu (Andrew Milleville)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems,comp.sys.mac.hardware.misc,comp.sys.mac.comm
- Subject: Re: mac modems with no wall adaptor needed
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- Date: 16 Feb 1996 17:30:25 GMT
- Organization: University at Buffalo
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- Motti (srs3@crux1.cit.cornell.edu) wrote:
- : I got a SupraExpress 144plus for my macintosh (8100) and
- : to my surprise I found that it had no wall adaptor. Rather, it
- : takes it power off of the ADB port.
-
- : This is *very* connvenient, but does anyone know if there is
- : any disadvantage to this arrangment?
-
- One that immediately springs to mind is that you only have a limited
- number of adb ports on your mac. I don't know about you, but I only
- have two. Since wall outlets are a whole lot cheaper than adb ports,
- I'd much rather plug the modem into a wall.
-
- Of course, if you ever had a drastic power surge, your modem would be
- safe.
-
- : Also, in case i ever get a new modem, does anyone know if
- : there are other manufacturers who have modems like this?
-
- : thanks in advance for any email.
-
-
- : mordechai steve seidman _ __ ____ __ ,__
- : srs3@crux3.cit.cornell.edu | | | | | |
- : __| | | | _|
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