[Duo2400] Re: just got a duo

[Steve Sharpe]

>
>
>Congrats on the new Duo! A very cool little machine with a great color
>screen.

I've bonded with it already. :^)

>
>Hopefully someone else can point you toward batteries (there's always
>eBay...),

I can get one through my local campus computer store, I've 
discovered, but they want $100 for one! So, I'm bidding for one on 
ebay instead.

>  but I wouldn't automatically assume that the use of external
>modem means the internal modem is dead. It's probably more likely that
>the previous owner just wanted a faster connection than the internal
>modem.

I've wondered about that, too.

>  It's not fast, but probably OK for emergencies or checking email.

Right. I just want it for email when I'm traveling, and maybe a bit of surfing.

>
>It's been a while since I surfed the web with a duo's internal modem,
>but it's S-L-O-W when compared to today's technology...
>
>I'd keep trying to troubleshoot the internal modem, if for no other
>reason than a backup.
>
>Enjoy your 280c!
>

I'm going to continue fiddling. Are external serial modems still available?

Thanks!
-- 
Steve
sbsharpe at dramex.org
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