david, at 02:34 on Jul 28 1995, you wrote to Bill Grimsley...

BG> Still haven't called them (too busy), but unless that regulation has
BG> since been officially repealed, it's just another possible source of
BG> prosecution hanging over our heads, and I doubt I could handle TWO $12k
BG> fines simultaneously.  :)

db> The last time I asked them was some years ago at the PC show held annually 
db> at Darling Harbour (the main APC one, not the home pc stuff).  At that 
db> time, apparently only three vendors had bothered to get their gear AUSTEL 
db> approved - Apple, Compaq and IBM.

That was my understanding as well.

db> I doubt much has changed since then (ie., nobody else is bothering to get 
db> their PCs approved).

Frankly, I can't see any point myself, as Austel modems are supposed to
have more than adequate line isolation from the accidental application of
mains anyway.  Ergo, if the modem is isolated properly, the PC becomes
irrelevant.  However, knowing bureaucracies as we do...

Regards, Bill
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