sichermn@beach.csulb.edu (Jeff Sicherman) (11/25/90)
Just to start a new thread ... Is there any reason to expect the prices of 9600 baud modems to come down *substantially* anytime soon, say to the $200-$300 range. Supply and demand all play a part, of course, but are there strong technical reasons why they would be expected to stay high ? Jeff Sicherman
larry@nstar.rn.com (Larry Snyder) (11/25/90)
sichermn@beach.csulb.edu (Jeff Sicherman) writes: > Is there any reason to expect the prices of 9600 baud modems to come >down *substantially* anytime soon, say to the $200-$300 range. Supply >and demand all play a part, of course, but are there strong technical >reasons why they would be expected to stay high ? old technology will come down, but the new stuff will remain on the higher end -- v.42bis initially added to the cost of modems, now it is standard on many modems. v.32bis is the newest craze - and will remain expensive for a year or so (until the r&d is returned - and something else comes along).. -- Larry Snyder, Northern Star Communications, Notre Dame, IN USA {larry@nstar, {uunet|backbone}!nstar!larry, larry%nstar@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu} backbone usenet newsfeeds available Public Access Unix Site (219) 289-0282 (5 high speed lines)