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Article #126Re: My damn modem (or Merit's damn connection)
From: Keith Petersen
Date: Tue, 01 Sep 1992 22:31
Date: Tue, 01 Sep 1992 22:31
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pmurphy@uts.cc.wayne.edu (Peter Murphy) writes: >[...]. Probably the main reason is that we >have problems getting funding, and it looks like 9600bps+ modems are >a great way to drive SCPs into the ground. Odds are STRONG that the >first wave of mid-speed (9.6-19.2) modems at WSU would be reserved for >WSU use anyway. Our primary mission is, of course, to support our faculty, >students and staff. The fact that we serve as SE Michigan's dialin is >gravy. There are many students who need to be able to transfer large files via modem in order to complete their classwork at home. It's not realistic to assume that all students are within the local calling area of the university's direct dial-ins. Perhaps it's time for Michnet to consider taking over the SCPs if the local universities cannot support them to the current state of the art. Keith -- Keith Petersen w8sdz@vela.acs.oakland.edu
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Newsgroups: mi.misc Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!wupost!gumby!destroyer!wsu-cs!vela!tacom-emh1.army.mil!w8sdz From: w8sdz@tacom-emh1.army.mil (Keith Petersen) Subject: Re: My damn modem (or Merit's damn connection) Message-ID: <1992Sep1.223102.15456@vela.acs.oakland.edu> Sender: news@vela.acs.oakland.edu (USENET News System) Reply-To: w8sdz@vela.acs.oakland.edu Organization: The OAK Software Repository References: <BtvCGy.Fv0@mudos.ann-arbor.mi.us> <Btw7H8.G7F@ais.org> <1992Sep1.154038.28805@uts.cc.wayne.edu> Distribution: usa Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 22:31:02 GMT Lines: 21