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- From: gwp@dithots.Gwinnett.COM (George W. Pogue)
- Newsgroups: atl.general
- Subject: Re: Internal vs External Modems
- Message-ID: <0VZNwB5w165w@dithots.Gwinnett.COM>
- Date: Thu, 31 Dec 92 15:53:44 EST
- References: <1992Dec27.170850.20902@ke4zv.uucp>
- Reply-To: gwp@dithots.Gwinnett.COM (George W. Pogue)
- Organization: Deep In The Heart Of The South!
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- gary@ke4zv.uucp (Gary Coffman) writes:
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- > In article <LVk0VB2w164w@amfent.Gwinnett.COM> amf@amfent.Gwinnett.COM (Andy F
- >
- > IMHO the most important reason to use an external modem is to
- > protect your expensive computer investment from lightning. Speaking
- > as one who has been bitten, I'll stick with an external modem and
- > a fiber optic serial link to the computer.
- >
- > Gary
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- If you use a surge/current protector with a grounding shield on your
- telephones lines, would this help prevent such damage?
-
- bill
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