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DPRG: cheap 33.6k modem $29.55

Subject: DPRG: cheap 33.6k modem $29.55
From: Justin Kao jkao at bigfoot.com
Date: Sun Apr 19 03:04:53 CDT 1998

>>
>> I usually don't forward spam, but this looks like a good deal:
>> I can't imagine anyone still on anything less than a 28.8k modem,
>> but if you are, here's a great deal on a 33.6k modem from CDW:
>>
>If you want a modem to use, don't buy this peice of junk.  Go for a USR,
>but don't get a Winmodem.  For $30, it's most likely a software modem -
>software modem's aren't worth lining a birdcage with.  TTYL!

Admittedly, I know very little about modems. However, I do have a Diamond
Supra 336i and it works well, if not spectacularly.

What's the difference between a "software modem" and a "hardware modem"?
The Diamond supports hardware flow control, if that's what you mean?

YMMV,
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Justin Kao <jkao at bigfoot.com> <ICQ #5903051>

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