Re: News 56K modems

Jacob Suter (jsuter@intrastar.net)
Thu, 12 Sep 1996 12:09:27 -0500

> > Anybody hear the news?
> > Rockwell and USRobotics are each working on 56Kbps analog
> > modems.
> > How do they expect the phone lines to handle that speed?
> >
> > Will internal digital modems (PM3) be able to handle them?
>
> Just found this reference in c.d.m:
>
> http://www.pcweek.com/news/0909/11mrock.html
>
> I read it...and it looks like a bunch of bull and marketdroid speak.
> Another post in c.d.m agrees with me, and suggests that is is in fact
a
> low end version one of the new DSL technologies. I wouldn't throw
away
> those BRI cards yet.

Hmm... I can see it now... "I'm dialing in with my 56K and I can only
connect 21.6k"....

"Blah!"

JS