Date: Sun, 22 Oct 1995 14:07:41 -0400 From: dennis@etinc.com (dennis) To: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@FreeBSD.org> Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Bragging rights.. Message-ID: <199510221807.OAA07514@etinc.com>
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Jordan writes.... >That's why I asked about the cheapo version of a sync serial card. Let's talk 3 more >months down the line and Joe has managed to raise a few more pennies by recycling all the >aluminum beer cans from the back seat of his car.. All that money is burning a hole in >his pocket and he's thinking "Hmmmm. If I could find a pair of cards for $200 or so that >would let me get my last little 38.9%, I could definitely drink "lite" for another couple >of weeks to make up for it." Again, incremental cost. You, as a marketing person, must >surely appreciate that! "Suck 'em in cheap and keep 'em paying" must be one of the first >lessons they teach at the P.T. Barnum Memorial University and I think it applies pretty >squarely to this whole Internet fracas. The regional bells are pushing ISDN in a big way, >and I think that's the next "upgrade" that all those legions of Internet addicts will next >be contemplating. When they do, you may rest assured that they won't flock to the most >expensive solutions available. The regional Bells are pushing ISDN because they've invested billions in the technology and they're in danger of losing their dial-tone customers to competition due to de-regulation. They're going to lose much of their revenue base and they need to have a use for the ports on their switches. If you think its the next "great upgrade" you're badly mistaken. >I know, you've said that a cheap sync serial card is the least of your plans and you >wouldn't touch ISDN with a stick. I'm not suggesting that YOU do this, merely that >someone do. When they do, be it a cheap ISDN card or sync serial upgrade, Joe and I will >probably be there with our checkbooks. Of course you value you're time much less than I do. Little checks...they're a pain just to cash. 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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