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- From: rshwake@in.irs.gov (Raymond Shwake)
- Subject: Re: Internal vs, External ?
- Message-ID: <Dp1t97.4p5@in.irs.gov>
- Organization: IRS - A/C (International)
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- Date: Fri, 29 Mar 1996 21:34:19 GMT
-
- jebriggs@indirect.com (John Briggs) writes:
-
- >(To follow up an earlier posting of my own, why aren't there internal modems
- >with external reset switches? There are software status "lights" available so
- >for me, at least, the biggest pain is having to do a computer reset if my
- >modem hangs. I prefer internal modems because they help keep wiring to a
- >minimum.)
-
- Internals are absolutely cleaner. Not only don't you need the
- serial cable, you don't have to contend with power cubes/bricks, many of
- which won't even fit your available outlets - presuming you've got spares.
-