-> MK>Rightly so.  I agree with him.  That is the normal situation. 
You are talki
-> MK>about a situation where you know what is good and where to get
it, whereas h
-> MK>is talking about the norm.  He is right and you are wrongish as
far as the n
-> MK>is concerned.

->  HE can get a Serial Hardware Modem anytime he wants. All it takes is a
->  CAll to Tiger Direct or any other of Several vendor carrying them.     

I think I'd go to Circuit City up the street 2 miles.
If I didn't already have a hardware serial modem.
Best Data V92

-> Even Staples has them, The USR v.92 by the way, and I am sure you could
-> go into the Store anmd order one if they didn't have one in Stock.

BTW per their own web page it looks like USR is about to be sold again.
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