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From: own@castle.ed.ac.uk (O Morgan)
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Subject: ISDN Links in UK
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I have a question about ISDN, sparked of by the recent anouncements of
BT providing ISDN links in the UK (albeit a low performance system)
and Gandalf having some ISDN equipment approved.

Will you need any special lines for ISDN transmission, or will this
system work on any phone line?  If the later applies this is pretty
amazing when considering current modem speeds. (64k/sec is promised?)
What is it about ISDN that allows such greater performances?


 Olly Morgan @ Scottish Agricultural College,  Edinburgh EH9 2HH, Scotland
               Tel: (+44 31) 662 4395          E.Mail: O.Morgan@ed.ac.uk