On the subject of making do on a budget I'd be curious to hear what
people think of this idea (http://www.mitsi.com/modem.htm).
I've ordered one but realize it's a bit of a kludge. Wish I had the
budget for a Total Control rack!
-R
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>From: William White[SMTP:bwhite@froggy.frognet.net]
>Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 1996 11:06 AM
>To: Roland H. Alden
>Subject: Re: Used Sportsters.
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>> Out of curiosity what do folks on this list recommend for
>> dial in modem pools?
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>USR Total Control.
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>Okay, now that you've all stopped laughing at me ... we actually use a
>mix of Couriers and MP's (both US Robotics) and have had good luck with
>both ... the Couriers tend to die during heavy thunderstorms (until we
>convinced GTE to put gas tubes across our lines), they put out a ton of
>
>heat (if you stack them watch air flow) but will take a lot of heat as
>well. Also, it's a royal pain to fit all those transformers (we
>chained
>together a bunch of electrical boxes and outlets from the local
>hardware
>store ... not a good idea unless you've done electrical work before).
>
>We're switching to MP's ... expensive but worth it. And they fit
>nicely
>in the rack.
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