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From: gillies@p.cs.uiuc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Where is modem progress?
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Date: 23 May 89 20:24:00 GMT
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Nf-From: p.cs.uiuc.edu!gillies    May 23 15:24:00 1989


1.5 years ago cheapo external 2400-baud modems were selling for
$180-$220.  Now the cheapest 2400-baud modems are selling for about
$130.

My question is, when will faster modems replace the 2400-baud
standard?  It's been a couple of YEARS and the progress does not seem
great.  I expected that by now, 4800 baud modems would be standard.
Where are these modems?  How much do they cost?  Why don't they cost
~$250 by now?


Don Gillies, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Illinois
1304 W. Springfield, Urbana, Ill 61801      
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