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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