Newsgroups: ny.nysernet,comp.mail.uucp
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From: schoff@uu.psi.com (Martin Schoffstall)
Subject: Re: Ithaca POP for PSI needs PEP : -)
Message-ID: <1991Jun19.175922.8524@uu.psi.com>
Organization: Performance Systems International, Inc.
References: <1CE00001.ij05gb@tbomb.ice.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Jun 1991 17:59:22 GMT

>
>It should be noted that PSI has officially stated that they are moving
>away from *new* PEP installations, and focusing on V.32.
>In my miserable opinion, I think this is a mistake.
>
"New PEP installations" means "new POPs", additional PEPs are and
will be added to current PEP rotaries in places like NY, Reston,
SantaClara etc...

If the ONLY consideration is marketing into an installed base of
UUCP'ers than I would concur with you. If you consider issues such
as 

- price/performance
- professional high quality rack mount modem issues (vs standalone)
- PEP latency
- SLIP/PPP market
- mass market availability of V.32
- rapidly developing new markets for "electronic mail" and other things

Then you can come to different conclusions - your mileage may vary
as they say....

PEP has multiple technical losses, multiple marketing losses and one
marketing win.  [Now Telebit MODEMS via UUCP spoofing get another
technical win under certain circumstances.]

Then there is V.32bis....

Marty
