Its probably a good idea not to sell modems that do not support a standard. If the company did, and a standard was developed, how are they going to handle their customers with their recently purchased modems that just have been outdated by the new standard modems that come out. For that matter, I have learned over many years of supporting dial-in end users always to go with standards and equipment that implements them faithfully. This sidesteps alot of hassles for both the service provider and the customer, for example. And I am sure this would save problems for Micron and their customers.
The benefit from 2x modems have not been proven in what can be considered a "typical" phone connection at this point in time. This modem would require an unusually clean connection that is digitized at least at one end. This is not the case for a significant amount of modem users. For that matter, line quality varies with repspect to time of day and outside temperature. So, when the smoke clears on this type of modem, I think there will be quite a few disappointed people out there, that is if they are an intelligent enough of a user to notice the difference between 24K and 56K, or have a demanding application that would reveal the difference.
Finally, a company that looks at the bigger picture. I would be surprised if the unavailability of 2x modems will keep customers from purchasing their computers.
Bob Graham
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