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From: bob@MorningStar.Com (Bob Sutterfield)
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Subject: Re: Wanted: Advise on a modem for my PC.
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Date: 23 Oct 90 14:06:14 GMT
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In-Reply-To: ronald@robobar.co.uk's message of 23 Oct 90 06:35:32 GMT

In article <1990Oct23.063532.21901@robobar.co.uk> ronald@robobar.co.uk (Ronald S H Khoo) writes:
   In article <6758@suns401.cel.co.uk> njm@cel.uucp () writes:
       Are there any very strong reasons for not getting an internal
       modem?

   Yes.  Many.  They are a mistake.

Your list is a good one.  But if a laptop/portable user doesn't want
to lug around the extra box, cabling, and power supply brick, then the
convenience of an internal modem may become a more important factor.

For a machine that sits on a desk, get a good serial interface card
and a separate modem.  For a machine that hangs from a shoulder, an
internal may make sense.