Re: Ascend is running scared (fwd)

MegaZone (megazone@livingston.com)
Fri, 8 Nov 1996 12:11:55 -0800 (PST)

Once upon a time Bitwise Internet Technologies shaped the electrons to say...
>BUT 1. When will PM-3 really ship? and

Mid month is what I hear. The delay was deliberate to allow for more
testing with the modems, we wanted more data.

> 2. When will it support channelized T-1 for non-ISDN (modems)? I can

Early '97.

>They have it ready to ship TODAY, and by your own admission theirs is old
>and thoroughly field-tested solution.

Old, outdated, and a poor performer. Look at those field tests and
reviews - performace on the 4000 falls of dramatically as load increases.
It is worse than the 4002/4004 - which has received less than glowing
reviews recently.

And, read the Ascend users list, the Max is still plagued with frequent
code revisions and bugs. In other words, the fact it has been out so
long seems to count for nothing.

-MZ

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