Any suggestions for 56K fax modem?
Peter Lister (P.Lister@sychron.com)
Mon, 25 Oct 1999 09:47:53 +0100
Thanks for the reply, but I already spent the money.
On Sun, 24 Oct 1999, Gert Doering wrote:
> > Action # GBP (ex
> > VAT)
> > -------- ------------------------------------------------------ ------
> > 49-94-83 ELSA MicroLink 56K PC card - modem 113.00
> > 49-53-58 ELSA MicroLink 56K PCI Fax Modem (Internal) 37.59
> > 49-17-76 ELSA MicroLink 56K Internet Fax modem (external) 49.39
> > 47-31-87 ELSA MicroLink Office 4-in-1 56K Fax modem (external) 132.50
>
> I'm impressed. But then, that's what they did here - sold one (the
> MicroLink 56k basic) for less than 150 DEM, approx. 50 UKP.
>
> I'd NOT take an internal PCI card (how do you do an modem reset?), but
> besides this, the prices look like "just try it out and report back to
> us"... :-)
I went for an Office, and I have to say that this is without doubt the
best case I have seen on a peripheral like this - chunky, stackable, Al
extrusion case (but not too heavy) a decent metal power switch that makes
a positive click, clear lettering. I also got an internal ML to test the
mgetty+sendfax config of the Office, and also so that we can run separate
outgoing / incoming queues. I got the internal (as opposed to external)
for the rather dumb (but true) reason that we're actually somewhat pressed
for serial ports on the boxes that the modems will connect to, but we
*can* spare PCI slots. Total cost still about the same as a USR Courier.
> I'm not really sure. The MicroLink Office is definitely the Real Thing,
> haven't look into the ML Basic yet - but most likely, it's cheap because
> it's a plastic case (the classic MLs have metal bulletproof cases), has a
> squeaky speaker, and so on... - but I don't really see any reason to use a
> different chipset than what they have...
> I'll try to get something working "real soon now".
Look forward to it.
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