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October 1995, Week 3

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Re: Modems for the HP3000
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Steve Dirickson b894 westwins <[log in to unmask]>
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Steve Dirickson b894 westwins <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 18 Oct 1995 21:15:00 P
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<< Recommend AGAINST:
   USR Sportster.
 
The Sportster is cheap, yes.  But, we've had 4 or 5 die, multiple
times.  Check out:  http://www.allegro.com/sportster.html for the story.
 
Key difference: the Courier is *designed* to be left turned on 24 hours
a day, the Sportster (and other cheap modems) aren't.>>
 
I'll second this (the recommendation, that is; I don't know about the
design). We have both kinds serving the RAS lines on our NT server, and
the Couriers are consistently more reliable than the Sportsters. The 100%
difference in price is probably not justified (because the Courier's $425
price isn't), but the $200 "savings" doesn't last very long at my
hassle-enhanced hourly rate. As usual, cheap is.
 
Steve Dirickson         WestWin Consulting
(360) 598-6111  [log in to unmask]

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