Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!clyde!bellcore!rutgers!mailrus!ames!pasteur!ucbvax!WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL!W8SDZ From: W8SDZ@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL (Keith Petersen) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems Subject: Which is best? Message-ID: Date: 2 Nov 88 19:41:00 GMT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The Internet Lines: 20 There has been a lot of talk about Telebit and USR HST modems becoming obsolete when the new CCITT standard is adopted. In my opinion it is not a poor business choice to purchase whatever high speed technology is now available IF you save enough on telephone connect charges to pay for the modems. Here's an example: As Engineering Manager of a TV Broadcast station in a large market I spent $10,000 to purchase some special videotape equipment which will save the station $30,000 *each year* in videotape costs. The equipment will become obsolete in about three years, but during that time $90,000 (minus the original $10,000 purchase price) will have been saved. When the equipment becomes obsolete there will be no problem explaining why it has to be replaced in such a short time. --Keith Petersen Arpa: W8SDZ@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL Uucp: {ames,decwrl,harvard,rutgers,ucbvax,uunet}!wsmr-simtel20.army.mil!w8sdz