Re: 56k Modems

Dan Geiger (dang@livingston.com)
Wed, 13 Aug 1997 20:02:04 -0700

At 07:19 PM 8/13/97 -0700, you wrote:
>At 05:06 PM 8/13/97 -0500, sysop@carolina.net wrote:
>>Anyone gettting any high 40s - low 50k connections yet? I have been
>>watching all day and have not even seen anything above 33.6.
>
>There are not too many K56Flex compatible modems out there yet. You
>need to get a client modem with V1.0 or better Rockwell release, and
>Lucent....oh yeah, what release is Lucent calling their official
>K56Flex release ?
>
>Are there are Lucent based modems shipping yet ?

Yes, at least several very large OEM modem vendors will be shipping
Lucent-based modems (may already be doing so). I know for sure that
Compaq, for one, is currently shipping Lucent based 56K modems with PCs.
And of course, Livingston, is too :-)

>
>Interestingly, only one was mentioned in the report:
>
>56K? No Way [http://www.data.com/lab_tests/56k.html]
>
>
>Kevin
>
>
>

===================
Livingston Enterprises
ph:(510)737-2100
fax:(510)737-2110
dang@livingston.com
www.livingston.com