From owner-freebsd-hackers Sun Oct 22 10:50:53 1995 Return-Path: owner-hackers Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.6.12/8.6.6) id KAA29638 for hackers-outgoing; Sun, 22 Oct 1995 10:50:53 -0700 Received: from etinc.com (etinc-gw.new-york.net [165.254.13.209]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.6.12/8.6.6) with ESMTP id KAA29631 ; Sun, 22 Oct 1995 10:50:50 -0700 Received: from et.htp.com (et.htp.com [199.171.4.228]) by etinc.com (8.6.11/8.6.9) with SMTP id OAA07514; Sun, 22 Oct 1995 14:07:41 -0400 Date: Sun, 22 Oct 1995 14:07:41 -0400 Message-Id: <199510221807.OAA07514@etinc.com> X-Sender: dennis@etinc.com X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Version 2.0.3 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: "Jordan K. Hubbard" From: dennis@etinc.com (dennis) Subject: Re: Bragging rights.. Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.org Sender: owner-hackers@FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk 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