Date: Fri, 16 May 1997 10:19:04 -0400 From: dennis <dennis@etinc.com> To: isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: interface card to connect 64k..256k to connect to internet Message-ID: <3.0.32.19970516101901.00c14064@etinc.com>
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At 01:50 PM 5/15/97 -0700, you wrote: >Thanks to all for the feedback on this; it's been illuminating. My >take is that the case for the quad-sync card at an ISP or a corporat >headquarters is stronger than that for the single-sync card in a >remote-office or ISP-customer setting. Price certainly is a factor, >and personally, at $1K for a PCI-based, single-T1 card, I find it a >hard sell compared to a Pipeline 130 with an integrated CSU *and* a >BRI port for, say, $1300. (And I can't say that I found derisive >quote marks around the word "handle" in "handle a T1", or references >to brands of automobiles, persuasive.) Why would you want a PCI card for a 56k or 256k link? The $500. ISA card is designed to compete with the low end solutions you're talking about... you're not even comparing apples to apples. db
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