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Re: PS/2 diad disk, 9vac pwr supp.
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Russell Smith <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 7 Jun 1999 21:27:14 -0500
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Howard Papke wrote:

> Sorry I did not make myself clearer. The PS/2 have a MCA bus so need a
> external modem (I have never seen a MCA modem, though am sure they did
> exist
>

   You have a tough job working with MicroChannel. I have a bunch of old 8-bit
IBM Token Ring cards myself. *;-)


> Also all of the other machines I work on are ISA and all I can find now in
> inexpensive modems are PCI.
>

   A quick check at http://www.pricewatch.com shows a $12 internal Lucent 56K
ISA modem (assuming this is a not a dealer submission error). External modems
are still in the $40s, but wait till this time next year...ADSL and cable
modems will be slaughtering the analog modem prices.

Later,

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