Re: 56k Modems

Tim Flavin (tim@i1.net)
Wed, 13 Aug 1997 22:18:27 -0500 (CDT)

On Wed, 13 Aug 1997, Dan Geiger wrote:

> 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 :-)

Does the async OR come with a modem? If so, will it now be a K56flex
modem? :)

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