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Re: Modems for a 486
From:
Martin Trevorn <[log in to unmask]>
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PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Sat, 24 Oct 1998 08:32:14 -0400
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At 22:47 98-10-23 +0000, you wrote:
>List members,
>
>Is the bottleneck still the modem when the
>computer is that old or is there something in the computer that would
>prevent using the 56K modem to it's fullest advantage?

>John Pfankuch

John, even 56K is very slow for a 486, so the bottleneck is still the modem.
When we know that a hard drive goes beyond 1Mbyte/sec you understand that
56K is very slow!

hope this help

Vital Tremblay
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