> If you absolutely cannot afford a PM-3, fine. But keep in mind lifetime
> costs, and corners you will be backing yourself into. M$ is pushing MP in
> Win98 - you will simply not be able to support that with your setup on a
> PM-2. Period. Don't over-simplify things, it isn't good to ignore futures.
>
> The PM-3 also holds up a lot better under load - more RAM, more CPU, never
> design.
Thats not really fair. You are not comparing apples to oranges. A Pm 2 and
a digital modem/bank allows you to use a combo of analog and BRI lines to
offer the service. In many cases, a company cannot afford the $1500+ per
month for PRI or CT1 (or higher), and they also dont need the 23/24
digital channels. Using digital modems allows them to grow incrementally
and NOT have to REPLACE their existing setup.
And I disagree that the PM 3 holds up better. The pm 2 is tried and true
and works very well, is simpler than the 3, and is more flexible in that
as long as the thing you are connecting to it has an async serial port, it
doesnt matter what it is.
So the PM 3 is NOT the answer for everyone as Lucent seems to believe. It
is understandable that they would want to sell and support the products
that make them the most money and that THEY believe works better, but
there are lots of "little guys" out there who make up a significant part
of the Livingston install base.
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