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From: dricejb@drilex.UUCP (Craig Jackson drilex1)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Telebit Announcement of V.32 bis for T-1600
Message-ID: <29243@drilex.UUCP>
Date: 28 Jun 91 20:08:53 GMT
References: <1991Jun26.202632.21097@telebit.com>
Organization: DRI/McGraw-Hill, Lexington, MA
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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).

(1) Isn't the Netblazer a copy of KA9Q running in a box full of clone hardware?
(2) My copy of the 'Telebit ACS' is labelled 'Paradata ACS' with a sticker
that says 'Now a Telebit company'.  Expansion through acquisition is fine
(McGraw-Hill is rather fond of it), but I don't really count that as
technological innovation on the part of the acquiring company.
-- 
Craig Jackson
dricejb@drilex.dri.mgh.com
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