Re: Modem for 560 (xjack)

["R.J.H." <rj@cais.com>]

On Sat, 27 Jul 1996, jesse montrose wrote:

> This is a good point, I don't use any other pc cards, so it hasn't been a
> problem.  Worth noting also is that Megahertz has a combo modem/ethernet card...
> 
> I still wish these things were built in.. I understand the reasons they're
> not, but it'd be nice :)

Well I shure don't understand! It's hard to believe that the majority of 
PC users would opt for no modem, esp. the mobile users and even more so
the sub-notebook users.

> 
> At 04:23 AM 7/28/96 +0900, Jeffrey Friedl wrote:
> >I have to admit that seeing the MegaHertz xjack modem was one of the few
> >tims in my life when I was truly dumbstruck by the ingunity of what can be
> >made these days. It's functional, cute, and convenient.
> >
> >But in practical use, there's one very, very important downside. It's
> >difficult to use it with many other PCMCIA cards that need access to the
> >outside (such as my CD-ROM one with a cable to the drive). The telephone
> >cord extends both above and below the xjack. It's almost impossible, for
> >example, to use both it and my Adaptec SlimSCSI card. If I really wrench
> >the thing, I can ``make it fit'', but this is not an optimal solution.
> >
> >I now use a different modem card.
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