Hello Darren,
:In a msg to Bob Juge you said:
> Original Message: From Bob Juge to John Aldrich.
> Original Message Date: 03-11-1998.
> Original Subject: V90 question.
> Original Message Conference: Hs_Modems.
> Hi Bob:
> What ultimately ends up happening is that both "standards" become
> orphans and the people who "jumped the gun" by buying either type of
> modem are out of luck. Remember HST modems? They would only connect
> at 16,800 with other HSTs. Everyone else would connect with them at
> 2,400. I know that Flash ROMs might help some people who bought K56
> and x2 modems but this is a kludge solution.
> The lesson to learn is to always wait until the standard committee
> and manufacturers come to a concensus on modem specifications. Then
> buy the new technology.
> Regards,
> Darren
I've never read a more -wrong- statement in my entire life experience on
Fido 'n I've been here since '86.  In the first place, neither one of
the pre-V.90 releases were "standards," rather they were two different
approaches implemented to acheive a common end.
With your rational there would be no new purchaces of any kind of item
because 'there might be a bigger/better/faster/etc., item produced in a
month or a year or ten years.
Later...
 Rick
  rgraham@ionet.net
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