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From: jiro@shaman.com (Jiro Nakamura)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Telebit Announcement of V.32 bis for T-1600
Message-ID: <1991Jun27.030207.1969@shaman.com>
Date: 27 Jun 91 03:02:07 GMT
References: <1991Jun26.202632.21097@telebit.com>
Sender: jiro@shaman.com (Jiro Nakamura)
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In article <1991Jun26.202632.21097@telebit.com> mlikier@telebit.com (Marty  
Likier) writes:
> Lost the technological lead?
> I have heard many comments to the effect that "Telebit is no longer a
> technology leader" and "just about every modem manufacturer has 
> announced, or is currently shipping a V.32bis product and Telebit has
> none". Well for the record, I would like to state that Telebit is still
> a technology leader. This may not be so apparent to all of you who view
> Telebit as simply a modem manufacturer. But the fact is (1) October 1990,
> Telebit was the first to offer dial-up internetworking with the Telebit
> NetBlazer, a dial-up IP router. (2) May 1991, Telebit was the first company
> to offer a LAN async communication server (ACS) with interface speeds of
> 57,600bps (our Telebit ACS). You may believe that we are lagging in the time
> to market a V.32bis modem, but actually this modem lag is a planned part
> of a grander scheme called product diversification. This diversification
> is a Telebit metamorphosis where we are transforming ourselves from being
> a box (modem) manufacturer to becoming a total dial-up system solution
> company. Additional realities of this diversification is that engineering 
> resources, ie dollars, people, etc., must be divided between all areas
> of our new product developments. These operating expenses are a fact of
> life and yes we do operate under a budget.


     v32bis for my T2500 would be nice, but what about an upgrade for the
PEP modulation scheme? I mean, 18,000 bps used to be great throughput
but now with the advent of v32bis with 19200 bps FULL DUPLEX, I think
the usefullness of PEP has taken a nose dive (except for noisy circuits
where it is still the industry leader).
     Come on Telebit, surely with all the technological changes that have
happened, you can easily double PEP's throughput (or at least make it
full duplex) can't you?


   - jiro nakamura
     jiro@shaman.com
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