Re: ISDN Terminal adapter

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From: Kira L. Brown
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1998 00:00

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In message <36ff8fb848%dave@cowlane.freeserve.co.uk>
          Dave Clare - Home <dave@cowlane.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> Has anyone any experience of using ISDN2 Terminal Adapters on RiscPC.

Me.

> I want a model capable of handling 128k using 2 * 64k when necessary. It
> must also have 2 analogue ports minimum.

The Pace kit only has one...  there are pace models with two, but
we found that they didn't generate enough ring current to ring even
an attached faxmodem.  (It was there, I picked it up on my 'scope,
but it was very weak.)  We went through three guarantee replacements
before discoviering that they were just plain badly designed.

> I want to use it with Socketeer and SlipDial as the diallers.
> 
> Any help or suggestions welcome.

Yes.

Buy a ZyXEL Omni.net TA.  They're wonderful.  Cambridge ISDN sell them.
I've used these on my RiscPC, and they just... work!

> The Pace unit looks to be suitable but I would prefer it if anyone has had
> experience of using them.

They are badly made and have a very poor reliability record in my 
experience.   They even *feel* cheap and tacky, whereas the ZyXEL kit
is more solid.

The firmware in the Pace devices has a number of bugs too- beware.

kira.

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From: Kira L. Brown <kbrown@neutralino.demon.com.uk>
Subject: Re: ISDN Terminal adapter
Date: 1998/12/23
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