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

[Andrew Holst]

wait.....Sam, you have a 280c? Can I buy it for $35?

>From: Samual Acorn <sam_acorn at yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: "A place to discuss Apple's sub-portable computers." 
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>To: "A place to discuss Apple's sub-portable computers." 
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>Subject: Re: [DuoList] The worst modem ever in history.  EVER.
>Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004 21:58:22 -0800 (PST)
>
>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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