Rod, at 06:36 on Nov 27 1995, you wrote to Paul Edwards ...

PE>> 1. You said the modem manufacturers were gouging.

RS> I was mainly talking about the top of the line class modems
RS> like the USR VE and the retail price, not the sysop price. 
RS> At typically $800ish IMO they are gouging for what isnt a 
RS> particularly electronically complex device. The parts count 
RS> isnt that different to a taiwanese V32bis modem, at a vastly 
RS> higher price, the gouge factor.

It seems that USR modems have a much higher tax component in their price
than other brands . . .

David
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