Russell, at 06:52 on Mar 04 1997, you wrote to Bill Grimsley...

AM>> Telstra Big Pond Internet customers will be among the first in the world 
AM>> to gain access to 56Kbps modem technology with the launch of
Motorolas new 
AM>> generation of ModemSURFR high speed modems.

BG> Can we now expect a lemming-like mass suicide from The Gap by thousands of 
BG> heart-broken USR zealots (taking their useless x2 Couriers with them)?  :)

RB> NO...NO...Eat your words Mr GRIM..SLEY

I'd like to, but I simply can't see x2 taking off in a big way in Oz when
you consider that USRs would realistically account for perhaps less than
10% of the total installed base of ISP modems, and I doubt that all of
those will be upgraded to (or replaced with) x2-capability anyway.  This is
probably one occasion where it will be advantageous to be running
Rockwell-based modems, and let's face it, within a year or two, they'll
both be obsolete anyway...

Regards, Bill

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