Re: Dial-up holdouts ask: Why go to broadband?

Re: Dial-up holdouts ask: Why go to broadband?
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Re: Dial-up holdouts ask: Why go to broadband? Charles Newman 09-04-2007
Posted by Cyrus Afzali on September 17, 2007, 10:27 pm
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On Wed, 5 Sep 2007 13:09:16 -0700, "Charles Newman"

>
>> On Wed, 05 Sep 2007 06:33:00 -0400, in alt.internet.wireless , Agent_C
>>
>>>On Tue, 4 Sep 2007 17:04:38 -0700, "Charles Newman"
>>>
>>>>Then will be forced to go to broadband, when they next computer
>>>>they buy has no modem in it. Every computer I have bought since
>>>>2001 has come with no modem,
>>
>> Can't remember _ever_ having seen a laptop without a modem, not for at
>> least a decade!
>>
>>>Installing a modem isn't much more difficult than screwing in a light
>>>bulb. Also, when ordering a new computer there's almost always an
>>>option for a modem.
>>
>> At the moment. Remember when all PCs came with 5.25" floppy drives? or
>> ISA slots? Heck the 3.5" floppy drive is becoming optional now.
>>
>>>This isn't going to be the deciding factor.
>
>Some configurations cannot even use modems. A dial up
>modem will not work in an any Athlon 64 chipset. If I try
>and use a modem in my Athlon 64, the modem will not work.
>Same thing happened when I upgraded to Athlon 64
>machines a couple years ago. I had to buy new video
>cards, becuase the old PCI cards would not work with
>the machine. PCI modems will not work with Athlon
>64 machines, at least mine anyway.

I have a laptop with an Athlon 64 and it has a dialup modem, in
addition to Ethernet, wi-fi, etc.
>
>There are already chipsets out there that will not work with
>dial-up modems.
>

Pure Networks
Posted by $Bill on September 18, 2007, 12:37 am
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Cyrus Afzali wrote:
>
> I have a laptop with an Athlon 64 and it has a dialup modem, in
> addition to Ethernet, wi-fi, etc.

That won't last much longer as the dialup modem follows with the same
demise as vinyl records and laser disks. CDs and DVDs will be the next
to die when memory gets a bit cheaper - everything will be static memory
modules before long and eventually it will all be electronically shared
via broadband and any other transmission media they come up with and
there won't be much need for carrying storage around.

Posted by Cyrus Afzali on September 20, 2007, 9:00 pm
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wrote:

>Cyrus Afzali wrote:
>>
>> I have a laptop with an Athlon 64 and it has a dialup modem, in
>> addition to Ethernet, wi-fi, etc.
>
>That won't last much longer as the dialup modem follows with the same
>demise as vinyl records and laser disks. CDs and DVDs will be the next
>to die when memory gets a bit cheaper - everything will be static memory
>modules before long and eventually it will all be electronically shared
>via broadband and any other transmission media they come up with and
>there won't be much need for carrying storage around.

If you travel internationally, especially outside Western Europe and a
few other places, you'll find that you'll indeed need your modem for a
while.

CDs may die, to be replaced by something with higher storage capacity,
but I sincerely doubt people are going to be putting RAID-like systems
in their living rooms. If you don't have that type of redundancy,
disk-based systems are fraught with issues.

Posted by $Bill on September 20, 2007, 10:07 pm
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Cyrus Afzali wrote:
> wrote:
>
>
>>Cyrus Afzali wrote:
>>
>>>I have a laptop with an Athlon 64 and it has a dialup modem, in
>>>addition to Ethernet, wi-fi, etc.
>>
>>That won't last much longer as the dialup modem follows with the same
>>demise as vinyl records and laser disks. CDs and DVDs will be the next
>>to die when memory gets a bit cheaper - everything will be static memory
>>modules before long and eventually it will all be electronically shared
>>via broadband and any other transmission media they come up with and
>>there won't be much need for carrying storage around.
>
>
> If you travel internationally, especially outside Western Europe and a
> few other places, you'll find that you'll indeed need your modem for a
> while.
>
> CDs may die, to be replaced by something with higher storage capacity,
> but I sincerely doubt people are going to be putting RAID-like systems
> in their living rooms. If you don't have that type of redundancy,
> disk-based systems are fraught with issues.

Never mentioned RAID, I'm talking memory modules (like flash drives/sticks
which are basically static memory), they should replace CDs/DVDs when they
get cheap enough. Rent a flash drive with a movie on it and return it the
next day. No more bent/scratched disks to worry about.

Posted by Ken Whiton on September 24, 2007, 9:30 pm
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*-* On Thu, 20 Sep 2007 19:07:00 -0700,
*-* In Article 46f32745$0$18982$4c368faf@roadrunner.com,
*-* $Bill wrote
*-* About Re: Dial-up holdouts ask: Why go to broadband?

> Cyrus Afzali wrote:

[ ... ]

>> If you travel internationally, especially outside Western Europe
>> and a few other places, you'll find that you'll indeed need your
>> modem for a while.
>> CDs may die, to be replaced by something with higher storage
>> capacity, but I sincerely doubt people are going to be putting
>> RAID-like systems in their living rooms. If you don't have that
>> type of redundancy, disk-based systems are fraught with issues.
>
> Never mentioned RAID, I'm talking memory modules (like flash
> drives/sticks which are basically static memory), they should
> replace CDs/DVDs when they get cheap enough. Rent a flash drive
> with a movie on it and return it the next day. No more
> bent/scratched disks to worry about.

Just keep them away from strong magnets. ;-)

Ken Whiton

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