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Date:      Mon, 15 Sep 1997 19:50:29 -0700
From:      Eddie Fry <eddie@eaznet.com>
To:        jsuter@uranus.intrastar.net
Cc:        "John T. Farmer" <jfarmer@sabre.goldsword.com>, rewt@i-Plus.net, freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG, jfarmer@goldsword.com
Subject:   Re: Digital Modem choices
Message-ID:  <341DF3F5.3C979B59@eaznet.com>
References:  <199709152054.UAA05300@uranus.intrastar.net>

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Jacob Suter wrote:

> > vendor (Phylon Tech.  at http://www.phylon.com/) looking for help in
> > writing & testing FreeBSD drivers for their cards.  Currently they have
> > W*nNT support.  From the looks of it, it (as well as other vendors cards)
>
> > use the MVIP bus (as used in voice-mail pc's, Computer based Telephony
> > apps, etc.) to tie things together.  But it looks like it's is/will be
> > possible to buy/build your own "ascend" replacement soon using FreeBSD...
>
> But the issue is, would you want your FreeBSD box to catch on fire like
> Ascends like to do?
>
> I've heard stories of several charred Ascend boxes...  And if you can't
> afford a PM3, you just got no excuse to be an ISP (IMHO).
>

Huh?!?! PM3's cost MUCH LESS than As*end boxes.  And yes, they are much
better.  If you choose an As*end that doesn't mean you can't be an ISP.  It
just means you won't be the smartest ISP. ;-)

Eddie


> JS






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