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- From: dgentry@vlsi4.racal.com (Dave Gentry)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: ISDN + BitSurfer
- Date: Mon, 25 Mar 1996 17:23:18 GMT
- Organization: InternetMCI
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- js26076@swt.edu (Joe Sowell) wrote:
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- >>Tom Crews wrote:
- >>>
- >>> Okay, is anyone using a BitSurfer ISDN modem and ISDN connection with an
- >>> Amiga? If so, what speed are you getting and how much trouble was it to
- >>> configure? The reason I am asking is that my local phone company is
- >>> running a special this month for FREE ISDN phone line installation and I
- >>> was considering jumping on the digital bandwagon. Any help would be
- >>> appreciated.
- >>>
- >>> Tom Crews
-
- >>The "problem" here comes from the Amiga's PATHETIC serial port. A single
- >>b-channel needs 64K speed from the serial port, which is impossible with
- >>a standard serial port. You need to get an add-on card for faster ports
- >>(Multiface or GVP IO Extender). It should be easy enough to configure. .
- >>.
- Well, those of us with A1200/A600's that have a PCMCIA port could get
- the new Surfin Squirrel which has a 16550 UART for high serial speeds.
- The only question is, where can we get an external ISDN modem? Is that
- what the Bitsurfer is? Where is any info on it?
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- Thanks,
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- D. G.
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