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From: batie@agora.rdrop.com (Alan Batie)
Subject: Re: 56K vs X2?
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Date: Wed, 22 Jan 1997 20:08:53 -0800 (PST)
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> One thing to remember amongst all this M$ reminiscent hype is that ALL of
> the 56K modems require a direct *digital* connection to the telco on one
> end (the server) to function.

That's why if I do it at all, I plan to do it as part of an ISDN upgrade,
where I suspect I won't be able to avoid it anyhow.

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