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Re: IBM PCMCIA DATA/FAX MODEM 28.8/14.4

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From: The Original Gumby D!
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 1998 00:00
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Actually, with a true 56k on a 56kflex provider, you could achieve
42000-48000 without compression...a 28.8 would probably attain 24000 -
26000.

A 28.8 fax modem PCMCIA should go for around $40 (new)

james francis wrote in message <35DF34B6.727D@earthlink.net>...
>WELL JOHN, YOU DON'T GET THE BEST FOR LESS..HOW ABOUT
>HALF THE PRICE FOR HALF THE SPEED + $15. FOR LIFETIME
>WARRANTY..BESIDES, YOU & I BOTH KNOW VERY FEW FOLKS
>GET 56K OUT OF ANY OF THOSE 56K MODEMS. LINES JUST WON'T
>HANDLE IT YET..WHEN THE LINES 'WILL' HANDLE THE HIGHER
>SPEEDS THIS UNIT UTILIZING HARDWARE DATA COMPRESSION CAN
>PEAK OUT 115,200bps throughput.
>
>jim
>
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From: "The Original Gumby D!" <gumby.d@mailexcite.com>
Subject: Re: IBM PCMCIA DATA/FAX MODEM 28.8/14.4
Date: 1998/08/22
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