Kurt,
I LOVE IT !!!!! That turned a crappy day into a smile.
Thanks! - Ian Spencer
Kurt Eckert wrote:
>
> I have Lucas internet with a single Solex modem. It works pretty well most
> of the time . For some reason they ran the circuit through my table lamp as
> a fuse and of course it is positive ground.
>
> I am usually able to connect at 33.6 unless someone turns on the stove then
> it slows down to 14.4 and for some reason the lights in the upstairs bedroom
> start flashing. I think I have it tracked down some corroded barrel
> connectors between the spare bedroom and the guest bathroom but when I
> cleaned them up, the refrigerator stopped working. I have decided to stick
> with the flashing lights until Lucas switches over to their new negative
> ground system that is supposed to be coming on-line around 1/1/2000. I have
> heard good things about Weber modems also so I may switch. Unfortunately
> that will require a modification to the parallel port.
>
> Kurt
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-alpines(at)autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-alpines(at)autox.team.net]On Behalf Of herbeam
> Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 1999 8:11 PM
> To: Paul Heuer; alpines(at)autox.team.net
> Subject: Internet Connections
>
> My 2c worth...I live in San Diego...I pay $8.46/month for unlimited internet
> use.....I have a 56k Winmodem from U.S. Robotics and usually connect at
> either 45,300 or 49,300. Should I consider myself lucky???
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Paul Heuer <paul.heuer(at)dsto.defence.gov.au>
> To: <alpines(at)autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 1999 3:54 PM
> Subject: RE: Photos
>
> > Jarrid says:
> > > Copper lines that go through much of the tel co's equipment have
> > > lousy bandwidth, and noise, which at best limit the phase coherancy in
> > > the modulation detection of the modem signal, which makes analog
> > > links above 56K impossible, and links above 33K very persnickety
> > > about line quality.
> >
> > Jeeeez Jarrid,
> > Whats all this jargon? I mean 'persnickety'? This is a car list.
> > How are we supposed to handle terms like that?
> > Paul.
> > S3, 14.4K, copper.
> >
> > (Mega :-) for the humour-challenged)
> >
-- Ian Spencer <www.sunbeamalpine.org> '61 Harrington Alpine B9104782 OD HRO '62 Harrington Le Mans BH9115930 OD LRX
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