Greetings all--

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From: Earl Truss <[log in to unmask]>

>According to test programs and personal experience, 56K service
is not
>reliable in our area but we are about to get cable Internet
access which
>will eliminate the need for a modem for many people.  This is
the main
>reason why I still use a 28.8Kbps modem and have no plans to
upgrade.

At the risk of beginning to drift a bit from the thread, I
thought it might be wise to interject here that, as far as cable
Internet access is concerned, there are a number of different
methodologies. I don't pretend to be an expert on these systems,
but in the Buffalo, New York area, a company providing cable
Internet access has a 'hybrid' level of access (based on distance
from a 'certain point'), which requires a modem for the initial
connection and upstream communication and a Network card for
receiving.  The speed is said to be ca. 6Mb/sec. downstream,
however this is directly relative to the number of subscribers
and can be expected to go down.

The upshot is, until you are certain the modem will not be
required, don't make an "art piece" of it.

Just my $.02

Paul A. Shippert                        Library/Media Specialist
"All what we got here's American-made.
  It's a little bit cheesy, but it's nicely displayed." Frank
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