[DuoList] The worst modem ever in history. EVER.

[brandy12 at rcn.com]

torx #8 usually

On Nov 29, 2004, at 12:58 AM, Samual Acorn wrote:

> something interesting; i have an AT&T Paradyne 14.4K
> external modem that has a (dedicated) 68020
> (i think at 12Mhz/FPU) CPU -- scary to think when the
> duo has a 68040/33Mhz [NO FPU!] (the 280c i have does
> anyway) for not only modem function but for general
> purpose (ie the whole computer) use... kinda defeats
> the purpose of having a built in modem at all....
>
> btw, does anyone know what the number of the torx bit
> is that is required to get into these things? (the
> power connector went bad) or is it time to get the
> dremel out? (i'd give it to someone on this list...
> but i want the harddrive out first... since this
> little annoyance has been nothing but an annoyance and
> there is basically nill as far as freeware goes
> in the mac world... [i dont think mac programmers have
> heard of the concept])
>
> --- Daniel Palka <macdaniel3400c at palkasoft.com> wrote:
>
>> Boy they weren't kidding when they said the built in
>> 14.4 modem on the
>> Duo 2300c was pure garbage.  Requiring the computer
>> to handle tasks
>> that the modem should take care of was a bad idea.
>> Speedometer tests I
>> did showed performance in many cases cut nearly in
>> half - just by being
>> connected to the internet (no other programs
>> running)!!! Incredible!
>>
>> Is there something I can replace this with?  Do
>> those 19.9 global
>> village modems have the same problems?  Does anybody
>> know where I can
>> still buy one (at any price)??
>>
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