-=[ Quoting Craig Johnson to Bill Reyna ]=-
>>>I wish, I could remove the LED display mount it where the system case
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>>>is stuck and have a "pretty interesting" frt. panel. For that matter why
>Yeah, that would work. But when you think about it, it would seem so easy
>to offer a detachable modem led display for ext. mounting from the vendor.
CJ> For an external modem, the display is fine where it is.
CJ> It's those people who bought or were otherwise "stuck" with internal
CJ> modems that a wired display module would be most feasable.
CJ> Most computer cases already have a fairly standard cut-out and window
CJ> for the CPU clock display - which many manufacturers consider
CJ> "optional extras" thus leaving the window empty. A modem display like
CJ> Supra's two-character one would fit PERFECTLY in such an opening.
CJ> Maybe Supra could sell these with future internal modems as an "extra"
CJ> and charge fifteen bucks or so for it. You never know what's happening
CJ> with an internal modem now, with no way to monitor them.
This has been done before on the Apple // platform. I think the company
who had the internals with external LED panels was Advanced Engineering.
Phil
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