NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #30/NN_1992_30.iso/spool/comp/dcom/modems/18363

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From: [e-mail] (Michael Schuster)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Probability of v.32bis -> v.fast upgrades?
Keywords: just curious...
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Date: 20 Dec 92 23:04:57 GMT
References: <[e-mail]>
Organization: PANIX Public Access Unix & Internet, NYC
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In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Shag) writes:
>Out of curiosity...
>
>When v.fast is officially adopted, is it anticipated that any manufacturers
>will offer modular upgrades for their v.32bis modems?  (I'm thinking of ones
>which could be installed by a field tech or technically capable end-user.)

It's very unlikely to occur except in the most expensive V.32bis modems.
V.fast will likely require a lot more CPU horsepower than is needed for
V.32bis; a modem with that kind of hardware should be at the top end of
the price scalee of current modems and you'd be paying money for
unneeded CPU power.

The exception seems to be USRobotics, who have a modular PC board which
places the parts subject to upgrade on a small daughterboard. Then again,
their Dual Standard isn't exactly cheap anyway.

Just like V.32bis, the first "V.fast" modems will likely be compromises ...
in CPU power, DTE speed, and compatibility. Will you get a kick out of
paying all those $$$ to be on the bleeding edge?



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