David, at 07:11 on Mar 06 1997, you wrote to Bill Grimsley...

BG> What a pity that USR's x2 and Rockwell's K56Flex are little 
BG> more than interim flash-in-the-pan protocols, both of which 
BG> will be replaced by considerably cheaper cable "modems" 
BG> (line cards) within the next year or so (and with the added 
BG> advantage of full duplex 64kbps or 128kbps speeds, not this 
BG> silly one-way 56k thing).

DD> I'm not sure that cable modems are the answer either.  
DD> Remember the bandwidth is shared by other homes on your segment.

As you're well aware, I live in a rather low-tech area where new technology
is often ignored, so that may actually work in my favour...

Regards, Bill

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