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- From: rdippold@qualcom.qualcomm.com (Ron Dippold)
- Subject: Re: Motorola Codex 326x should be reference for all others
- Message-ID: <rdippold.722112934@qualcom>
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- Organization: Qualcomm, Inc., San Diego, CA
- References: <1992Nov17.151714.11062@schbbs.mot.com> <722104925snx@cursci.demon.co.uk>
- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 18:55:34 GMT
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- gtoal@cursci.demon.co.uk (Graham Toal) writes:
- >In article <1992Nov17.151714.11062@schbbs.mot.com> bates_r*Corp_C@msm.cdx.mpt.com writes:
- >> I am surprised that I haven't seen a posting here that compares any
- >>modem with the Motorola Codex 326x modems. Sure, my company makes them,
- >>but I don't work in sales and I do use them myself. Hell, 24Kbps
- >>synchronous is hard to beat on a dial line.
-
- >I think the majority of us don't give a damn, because we don't want to fall
- >into the proprietary trap that everyone did once before by rushing out to
- >get PEP modems. Now its clearer that v32bis has advantages by virtue of
- >being a standard, and we're all waiting for v.fast to be finalised. No-one
- >wants to be first on the block with another expensive toy that'll be a
- >heap of junk that doesn't talk to anyone else in 2 years time.
-
- To be fair here, Codex is offering a free upgrade to anyone who buys
- the modem. When V.fast comes out, the modem will be upgraded to do
- V.fast. How long it'll take for that to happen is a question.
- --
- "Someone was running around without his pants. I think it was Kennedy, the
- fat... the senator. He's idealistic, but maybe a little horny."
- -- Florence Orbach, 78, potential Kennedy rape trial juror (rejected)
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