From owner-freebsd-hackers Thu Mar 14 19:12:20 1996 Return-Path: owner-hackers Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id TAA23806 for hackers-outgoing; Thu, 14 Mar 1996 19:12:20 -0800 (PST) Received: from rah.star-gate.com (rah.star-gate.com [204.188.121.18]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id TAA23801 for ; Thu, 14 Mar 1996 19:12:16 -0800 (PST) Received: from rah.star-gate.com (localhost.star-gate.com [127.0.0.1]) by rah.star-gate.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id TAA02767; Thu, 14 Mar 1996 19:07:11 -0800 Message-Id: <199603150307.TAA02767@rah.star-gate.com> X-Mailer: exmh version 1.6.5 12/11/95 To: Darryl Okahata cc: Brian Tao , hackers@freefall.freebsd.org Subject: Re: Microsoft "Get ISDN"? In-reply-to: Your message of "Thu, 14 Mar 1996 14:59:18 PST." <199603142259.AA284504359@hpnmhjw.sr.hp.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Thu, 14 Mar 1996 19:07:10 -0800 From: "Amancio Hasty Jr." Sender: owner-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk >>> Darryl Okahata said: > > 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 I don't shop around, find a friendly FreeBSD ISP who can give a you discount. Who knows ask the list 8) I paid $750 or so for my Ascend Pipeline 50. Amancio