Subj : back in business
To   : TOM WALKER
From : CHARLES ANGELICH
Date : Tue Dec 28 2004 07:57 pm

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Hello Tom - 

WC>>> I'm looking to a Best Data external hardware modem at 50
WC>>> bucks. 

->> All the externals I've found lately (new) are USB 2.0 and I
->> have only USB 1.0 (naturally). I'm really annoyed by the
->> preoccupation to connect everything to a USB 2.0 port. 

TW> In my searching for Serial External Mpodems In also looked
TW> at several USB modems. I found NO indication that the USB-2
TW> Modems are NOt backward compatable with USB-1. Amnd
TW> concidering the speed advantage of even USB-1 over serial I
TW> cannot imagine any problems. 

After the Rockwell modems, winmodems, and other fiascos
concerning modem sales I am no longer willing to assume
anything about modems. Modems have been a plague for me for as
long as I can remember using them and that includes my first
300 baud accoustic modem. :-\ 

TW> But as I mentioned in another post if one has an
TW> "Adversion" to Win Modems beware and check carefully as
TW> Some USB modems are Win-Modems, IE: Controllerless and
TW> depend on Software and the MB CPU for any processing power
TW> necessary. 

Which proves my point - modems are a plague. 

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