From owner-freebsd-hackers Thu Mar 14 14:59:42 1996 Return-Path: owner-hackers Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id OAA09350 for hackers-outgoing; Thu, 14 Mar 1996 14:59:42 -0800 (PST) Received: from paloalto.access.hp.com (daemon@paloalto.access.hp.com [15.254.56.2]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with ESMTP id OAA09345 for ; Thu, 14 Mar 1996 14:59:40 -0800 (PST) Received: from srmail.sr.hp.com by paloalto.access.hp.com with ESMTP (1.37.109.16/15.5+ECS 3.3) id AA033844360; Thu, 14 Mar 1996 14:59:21 -0800 Received: from hpnmhjw.sr.hp.com by srmail.sr.hp.com with ESMTP (1.37.109.16/15.5+ECS 3.3) id AA096284359; Thu, 14 Mar 1996 14:59:20 -0800 Received: from mina.sr.hp.com by hpnmhjw.sr.hp.com with SMTP (1.37.109.16/15.5+ECS 3.3) id AA284504359; Thu, 14 Mar 1996 14:59:19 -0800 Message-Id: <199603142259.AA284504359@hpnmhjw.sr.hp.com> To: Brian Tao Cc: hackers@freefall.freebsd.org Subject: Re: Microsoft "Get ISDN"? In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 14 Mar 1996 16:57:19 EST." Date: Thu, 14 Mar 1996 14:59:18 -0800 From: Darryl Okahata Sender: owner-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > On Thu, 14 Mar 1996, Darryl Okahata wrote: > > > > Somehow, I just can't see *ANY* serial-line-based ISDN modem > > handling this kind of speed. > > Perhaps not, but one P50 costs 6 to 7 times that of a Bitsurfr. You've got a point, but I think the multiplier is closer to 4X, and not 6-7X. I think a full-blown P50 is around US$1250. Isn't a Bitsurfer around US$300? (Not that there's all that much difference between 4X or 7X. ;-() -- Darryl Okahata Internet: darrylo@sr.hp.com DISCLAIMER: this message is the author's personal opinion and does not constitute the support, opinion, or policy of Hewlett-Packard, or of the little green men that have been following him all day.