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- From: rajiv@athena.mit.edu (Rajiv A Manglani)
- Subject: Re: PB 160/180 Express Modem
- Message-ID: <1992Dec13.214119.26535@athena.mit.edu>
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- References: <1992Dec13.172458.22500@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
- Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1992 21:41:19 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec13.172458.22500@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>, jnowak@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Joe Nowak) writes:
- |>
- |> 1. Does anyone have any idea when it is set to ship? The local retailers
- |> in Ohio do not have it yet.
-
- Earliest: January 1993
- Realistic: Early February 1993
-
-
- |> 2. [deleted]
- |> modem is used in the background, it slows down foreground tasks. My
- |> question is, is this offloading of tasks also the implementation on the
- |> 180 / 160 version. Obviously it is preferable from a performance stand-
- |> point for the modem not to do this.
-
- Yes, the PowerBook Express Modem for the 160/180 uses the same technology as
- the one for the Duos. This keeps costs down, and it does slow the mac. The
- speed is comparable to that of a normal Mac using AppleTalk Remote Access. And
- forget about doing anything significant in the background.
-
- |> 3. Any other suggestions for internal modems for the PB 160? I'd like send
- |> and receive fax and speeds above 2400 for data would be nice.
-
- Check out the PSI and GlobalVillage modems.
-
-
- Rajiv Manglani
- rajiv@athena.mit.edu
-