Hello Andre!

Monday February 05 1996 01:45, Andre van Eyssen wrote to Roger Dunk:

 RD->> Diamond modems are just your usual Taiwanese piece's of crap. They are
 RD->> said to be made here in Oz, but when you actually see one, it doesn't
 RD->> even say Diamond anywhere on it ;) Anyhow, what I am saying is, DO NOT
 RD->> BUY ONE.

 > With all due respect, I must express that a modem should not be boycotted
 > for the sole reason that it is supposedly manufactured in Taiwan. Find a
 > REAL reason to criticize it, not just its place of origin.

He did, Andre. His point was that Taiwanese-made modems are generally of
lesser quality than those made in Australia or the US, etc. USRs and Supras
are all made in the US, for example; NetComms are made in Australia.
Perhaps that last one indicates to you that crap quality can come from
Australia too, but many of the cheap crap Rockwell modems with standard
Rockwell ROMs come straight from Taiwan and the like.



Regards,
Hamish

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