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- From: gary@canit.se (Oskar Sundberg)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: Better Idea for Netster Bundle.
- Date: 1 Jan 1996 20:32:53 GMT
- Organization: CanIt Public Access, Stockholm
- Message-ID: <1548.6574T1293T2218@canit.se>
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- >> Hmm... So the modem in the bundle isn't the famous PCMCIA modem AT is
- >> planning to sell? The A1200 could handle 115,200 baud easily through that
- >> port.
-
- > The hardware I have seen is not a PCMCIA modem, it's a stand-alone
- >external device. But you can never know, might be that the local subsidiaries
- >choose to include PCMCIA modems with their bundle. Speedwise it would be a
- >good idea.
-
- Okay, but as I understood it AT were going to release a separate PCMCIA modem,
- too. Is this v32 modem an official AT one?
-
- >> Yes, but there are plenty of modems that don't have any of these problems,
- >> especially since v34 has had time to mature now.
-
- > That's the question. You still see major modem manufacturers churn out
- >rev.1 firmware v34 modems on which they should stick large labels "trouble
- >is my business". There are always bright examples, but from my point of view
- >the v34 implementations should be given some more time to mature.
-
- As I understood it, AT chose what modem to include, so just picking a nice
- v34 implementation should be nice. Not much to argue over, though, since the
- decision obviously is made.
-
- >> And, it was ATs choice what
- >> modem to include, so why not include a _good_ 28,800 modem?
-
- > The decisions were made. Might be that the first batch of bundles
- >will ship with v32 modems, might be that the next one ships with v34
- >modems. You can never know.
-
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