Date: Sun, 22 Oct 1995 13:56:02 -0400 From: dennis@etinc.com (dennis) To: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@FreeBSD.org> Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Bragging rights.. Message-ID: <199510221756.NAA07481@etinc.com>
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>dennis wrote: >> I really can't believe you guys are bragging about the widespread >> utilization of souped-up async. You still don't get the fact that you're losing several >> hundred dollars worth of machine (which brings the cost in-line with sync) to save a few >> hundred on cards for a less-efficient solution. > >I think your view in these matters may be a little too narrow (which is probably fine, >given the market you have your eye on - one man's narrow vision is another man's intense >product focus :-). > >What we're talking about is *incremental* cost, which is very important to the low-budget >folks. We're not talking about what we'd build if we had all the money up front to >implement whatever solution would be most optimum - we're talking about how to get one's >feet wet without going all the way in up to the neck on the first step. > I'm talking about incremental profit, a capitalist concept. Have something better in your bag of goddies that costs a few dollars more an month and people will buy it every time. Dennis ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Emerging Technologies, Inc. http://www.etinc.com Synchronous Communications Cards and Routers For Discriminating Tastes. 56k to T1 and beyond. Frame Relay, PPP, HDLC, and X.25
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