--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 116 ZYXEL MODEMS Ref: C3W00007 Date: 03/25/95 From: WES NEWELL Time: 11:31am \/To: IGOR TOLOKONNIKOV (Read 4 times) Subj: UART 16500 IT> Is there anybody, who could explain me, whether I do IT> really need an I/O card IT> with UART 16550 to work better with external ZyXELL 1496E? If you are multitasking or doing bi-directional transfers, probably yes. IT> A was said several times, that the fast computers (as IT> 486 dx2-66) do not need IT> that special I/O card. Is that true? Yes/No. Depends on _your_ application. In general, I'd say most people do require a 16550 for satisfactory performance, but if your running OS/2 or plain DOS, you _may_ not need one, although it would still be desirable. --- Maximus/2 2.02 * Origin: Wylie Connection 214-442-0388 USR 28.8K DS (1:124/7028) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 116 ZYXEL MODEMS Ref: C3W00008 Date: 03/25/95 From: ALAN HERRING Time: 09:13am \/To: IGOR TOLOKONNIKOV (Read 4 times) Subj: UART 16500 Hello Igor! Thursday March 23 1995, Igor Tolokonnikov writes to All: IT> Hi, All! IT> Is there anybody, who could explain me, whether I do really need an I/O IT> card with UART 16550 to work better with external ZyXELL 1496E? A was said IT> several times, that the fast computers (as 486 dx2-66) do not need that IT> special I/O card. Is that true? Thanks. Every PC must have the 16550 UART to provide buffering for high speed transfers. Older UARTs do not contain any buffering and will experiece errors. Newer computers are more likely to already have the chip, it has become a standard. Use a PC utility to check what chip you have. ttyl Alan --- GoldED 2.40 * Origin: Double Vision BBS - Right Here, Right Now 278-2490 (1:134/89) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 116 ZYXEL MODEMS Ref: C3W00009 Date: 03/26/95 From: MARK OTT Time: 02:34am \/To: JON THURGOOD (Read 4 times) Subj: V6.14 ROMS Hello Jon! Tuesday March 21 1995 08:33, Jon Thurgood wrote to Guy Rink: JT> I have an Eprom programmer and a whole wack of chips. I'm just waiting JT> on my U.V. light bulb so that I can erase them! :) Hopefully by this JT> Wednesday, I'll be in business. I have all the ZyXEL Eproms on my JT> system so I will be able to send you the 1496E+ version. I'll have to JT> figure out a price though. Let me know at my net mail address in the origin line how much you want for a chipset to upgrade to latest ROMS, please include shipping price and all with quote. I have an U-1496 PLUS Enhanced that has 20 x 2 LCD and 6 LEDs along with 4 button menu control. Regards, Mark ... Urine: Baseball term: Opposite of "Your out." --- GoldED 2.50.Beta5+ * Origin: Komputers for Kids! II Houston, Texas (713) 286-5511 (1:106/5511) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 116 ZYXEL MODEMS Ref: C3W00010 Date: 03/26/95 From: BILL CHEEK Time: 07:33am \/To: JOHN GILLIAM (Read 4 times) Subj: A problem? Yo! John: Tuesday March 21 1995 22:19, John Gilliam wrote to Bill Cheek: JM>>> That also severely depends on when we'll get some good affordable JM>>> ISDN adaptors. Most of the Terminal Adaptors available now, are JM>>> relatively expensive. BC>> I -=think=- we can get in for under US$500, which isn't too bad, BC>> except for the costly service and installation fees. JG> Can someone cure my ignorance here? That might be like the blind leading the blind......... JG> I was thinking that the ZyXEL ISDN modem would act like a Terminal Adaptor JG> for the ISDN line. Is this correct or is a Terminal Adaptor still JG> required? Also, what's the fundamental difference between the two JG> different types of ISDN modems? Is it some sort of variation on the ype JG> of ISDN line connection you have locally? THANKS for helping me since I'm JG> really new to the ISDN idea (but I like the speed potential)! Well, ZyXEL has yet to release anything that can be touched or felt in this regard, so who knows? I don't....... To my understanding, an ISDN ZyXEL modem is supposed to be all the hardware needed at the site aside from PC and an ISDN line. But I guess we'll have to wait and see. Vaporware is awful hard to discuss with any authority....... Bill Cheek, Compu$erve: 74107,1176 Internet: bcheek@cts.com --- Hertzian Mail+ * Origin: Hertzian Intercept-San Diego 619-578-9247 (6pm-1pm) (1:202/731) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 116 ZYXEL MODEMS Ref: C3W00011 Date: 03/26/95 From: WES NEWELL Time: 09:04am \/To: DENNIS GRAHAM (Read 4 times) Subj: ZyXEL Fax/Modem/Voice/Caller ID etc... DG> Modem For Sale: ZyXEL U-1496E DG> Asking 250.00 or best offer If you are truely trying to sell this modem, I'd suggest you try for $150 OBO. I sold my E+ a few months ago for $225. Since the release of v.34, lesser speed modem values have dropped radically. Of course if you're just cruising for a sucker, you may find one, although I've seen 1496E's for as little as $125. --- Maximus/2 2.02 * Origin: Wylie Connection 214-442-0388 USR 28.8K DS (1:124/7028) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 116 ZYXEL MODEMS Ref: C3W00012 Date: 03/24/95 From: MIKA HNNINEN Time: 02:02pm \/To: ALL (Read 4 times) Subj: Ongelma! Onko kenellkn tmnlaista ongelmaa? Pidn purkkia. Noin kymmenes soittaja ei pse sislle koska tapahtuu euraa- vanlaista. Yhteys tulee ja modemit kttelee jonka jlkee rupeaa tulemaan sellaista nt kuin piip piip ulinan joukosta johon se katkeaa. Parit kirjoitus virheet tuli mutta onko sill vli? Voitteko neuvoa? Kiitn jo valmiiksi. --- OBBS 1.0.0 beta * Origin: Communication BUG BBS (2:225/0.0) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 116 ZYXEL MODEMS Ref: C3W00013 Date: 03/22/95 From: KARI TIIHONEN Time: 09:09am \/To: ROBERT BLEUMER (Read 4 times) Subj: Zyxel Survey & 'T' -> It's a very correct move. According to German telecom, the ISDN market in -> Germany for 1995 will be about US$ 4.000.000.000 big. I understand they want -> to be getting a piece of that cake. Yes, but actually it's the customers looking for 15.000+ cps. We have seen it so many times that nothing is enough. I can only feel sorry for them who are (or have) now buying modem with no upgrade capability. Over half a year ago I got sickntired about those screeming for ZyXEL V.34 and loosing the markets and what ever. Today, ZyXEL has a product that ANY other modem manufacturer has, and the 'CeBIT -95 High Light' award. I've been always sure they are on the right tracks. Now we can say, ALL THE OTHERS without V.34/ISDN modem are loosing the market and they are poor guys who don't know ANYTHING about modem marketing nor R&D and... you know. Now, I have a 64k+64k ISDN like, and a ZyXEL for it in a month. It can receive ISDN, V.34 and down, Fax and voice calls, and also make them. And when I'm looking for a modem to be beside my 6.5Gb computer it sure won't be a low-end V.34 with only some poor 28kbps. -> Also, getting established here, will give them a headstart once the US SDN -> market takes off. And believe me, it will. The Absolute Truth. Here in Finland everything is great when it comes to the lines, but in German (where you also can have ISDN) they still have most of their telecom exchanges with relays, many of them manufactured in the early 30 or 40... I know you don't have that bad situation in US. I already have noticed a BIG demand for ZyXEL ISDN. Just for two reasons: low price (compared to normal ISDN device) and speed (128.000bps). And of cause there's no other product like it (V.34+ISDN on the same line). After Europe/Asia strongly goes to ISDN I'm sure US follows soon. It's up to you guys, the Customers! Keep on asking for it... --- PCBoard (R) v15.21/M 10 * Origin: ZyXEL BBS support Finland * +358-0-374 5062 * (2:220/666) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 116 ZYXEL MODEMS Ref: C3W00014 Date: 03/26/95 From: HENK HEIDEMA Time: 01:10am \/To: KARI TIIHONEN (Read 4 times) Subj: Cebit 95 On 22 Mar 95 09:00:00 Kari Tiihonen wrote a message to Henk Heidema on the subject "Cebit 95". > To V.34. OK, from ISDN 15.500 cps /5 you get 3.100cps to V.34, > so let's say ISDN is 4.5 times faster than V.34. OK, that means a little over twice as fast for a single B channel. Nobody in his right mind will do channel bundling all the time :-) Henk --- * Origin: Develsteyn Castle [OS/2] +31 78 200422 (2:285/304) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 116 ZYXEL MODEMS Ref: C3W00015 Date: 03/26/95 From: STEPHEN HENDRICKS Time: 05:43pm \/To: DOUG PALMER (Read 4 times) Subj: Re: New modem pricing announcement Replying to a message of Doug Palmer to Jeremy Randall: DP>> 1496E+ $249 $399 $449 1496E DP>> $299 $449 $499 1496B+ $269 DP>> $419 $469 1496B $319 $469 DP>> $519 JR>> Gee, how competitive . DP> Don't know why the sarcasm. It is competitive with any other retail DP> trade-in program. Seems like some people just don't ever bother to look at the feature set. Many people continue to buy 14400 Zyxel modems because of the feature set. DP> Of course, if you are happy with Rockwell glue-and-go modems, you'll DP> probably want to stick with them. No comment! AT&T will have their out in a couple of weeks. The Internet has made V.34 the place to be! --- FleetStreet 1.00 NR * Origin: Caveat Emptor: Modem buyers beware (1:3630/90) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 116 ZYXEL MODEMS Ref: C3W00016 Date: 03/26/95 From: STEPHEN HENDRICKS Time: 05:43pm \/To: ROBERT BLEUMER (Read 4 times) Subj: Zyxel survey & 't' Replying to a message of Robert Bleumer to Stephen Hendricks: RB> Hello Stephen! RB> On Wednesday March 15 1995, Stephen Hendricks writes to Styx Allum: SH>> Zyxel is apparantly charting a new course. Their new modems with SH>> ISDN support will take them substantially out of the bbs/retail SH>> market. But.. the bbs market has lost most of it's influence on SH>> buyers with the proliferation of rockwell based modems. The low end SH>> modems have created a situation where Zyxel may find it hard to SH>> continue to make the effort to support sysops as they have in the SH>> past since it can not be assumed that anything selling for more than SH>> $200-$300 will get any attention now. RB> It's a very correct move. According to German telecom, the ISDN market RB> in Germany for 1995 will be about US$ 4.000.000.000 big. I understand RB> they want to be getting a piece of that cake. Yes, I think so too. But in the USA, we are still having major problems with lack of a standard ISDN being offered on a national basis. There was a lot of progress this past year, but we are a long way from having ISDN. There is movement towards making more effort to standardize. And for the first time the highest level of our government is actively pro-technology so a lot of progress has been made. RB> Also, getting established here, will give them a headstart once the US RB> ISDN market takes off. And believe me, it will. That's hard to say. You may hear very little from us in the USA when Senate bill 314 is enforced. It has the power to destroy all 175,000 BBS with ease. --- FleetStreet 1.00 NR * Origin: Caveat Emptor: Modem buyers beware (1:3630/90)