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To: grog@lemis.de (Greg Lehey)
From: dennis@etinc.com (dennis)
Subject: Re: Status of ISDN drivers
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>dennis writes:
>>
>>>
>>> jkh@time.cdrom.com writes:
>>> WRT getting 128kb/sec. I though the RBOCs in the States only support
>>> 56kb/sec. per channel ? How you going to squeeze 128kb/sec. out of that ?
>>> The D-Channel is not used for data transfer (that would be an additional
>>> 16kb/sec.).
>>
>> Of course for $695 you can get RISC-powered "plug and power-up" 128k
>> sync...but we've been through that one before!
>
>This isn't the challenge.  I'm currently connected to the Internet via
>a 286 with 1 MB of memory and a Creatix S0 board running DOG, PC-ROUTE
>and ISPA.  It works reasonably well, performs channel bonding, and
>costs a whole lot less than other alternatives.  The problem is that
>it isn't as flexible as a *good* UNIX solution.

as always, it depends on what you're doing and who you are. If youre a user,
then
it probably doesnt matter. If you're a provider, it matters alot.

db
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