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From: richard@pegasus.com (Richard Foulk)
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       "Re: reliable modems?" (Jan 13,  5:29pm)
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} 	How about the US Robotic Courier (deff. not the Sportsters)
} modems..   they support just about every protocol under the sun and are
} nicely upgradable.   They're nice in a rack-mount config too - 4 modems to
} a card with the Total Control hubs - although the Windows management
} software sucks eggs (I use Telnet to manage them rather than that piece
} of rubbish).

I'd recommend against rack-mount modems.  I've used them in the past
and always wished I hadn't once they get older.  Once they get outdated
single modems can be spread around and used in other places -- rack-mounts
become large expensive boat-anchors.  :-(

Rows of single modems may not look as cool, but they usually make more
sense.


Richard