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Technology Stocks : CYRIX / NSM -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Craig Freeman who wrote (22947)	1/14/1998 4:26:00 PM
From: Kyle	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 33344

Thanks guys for the links. I have noticed that the volume for NSM have been in the mid-2 million shares or so, but the average vol. is only 1.7 million. Does this mean anything and who's buying the shares?

To: Craig Freeman who wrote (22947)	1/15/1998 4:15:00 PM
From: Craig Freeman	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 33344

Off topic ... why I traded ADSL for ISDN. After six months of 1.5MBS ADSL access I have chosen to pull the plug and get an ISDN line. Why? .. here goes: 1) GTE wanted $125 per month for ADSL access and all I could connect with was the 'Net. To connect with my office a mere 3 miles away would have cost $700 a month more! 2) With the ISDN line I got two clean analog ("super-POTS") lines that were CD-clean. That meant crystal-clear conversations and 56K MODEM access at 56K (instead of the 21.6-24K I experienced over dirty old POTS lines.) 3) It doesn't cost a cent to use the analog portion of the ISDN spectrum. I can stay connected to the 'Net all day with a K56 or X2 MODEM for my $19.95 ISP monthly flat fee. To the phone company, this is a free, "local residential call". 4) The total cost to replace two existing analog lines with an ISDN line providing same was a net DECREASE in my monthly phone bill of $4 per month. 5) I now have a free pair of wires which I could use to add another ISDN line or a POTS line if desired. 6) For an extra $20 per month and $.01 per minute (discounted after 5 pm), I can access the 'Net at 128KBS ... which is all I ever got anyway with ADSL. The 'Net is really clogged and rarely exceeds ISDN speeds except for a few, rare sites. Having had T1-equivalent speed all to myself for 6 months, of this I am certain. If you have 3+ phone lines, folks .. ISDN is a no brainer! Get a 3Com Impact IQ external MODEM from www.pricewatch.com and it will take maybe 10 minutes for it to self-install with Windows 95. You take a one-time hit at the phone company for installing ISDN (about $200) and thereafter you have entered the modern age of crystal-clear communications. Be sure that you keep at least one POTS line or get a battery backup for your MODEM that stays on 100% of the time -- because if the power ever fails, so goes your ISDN-related analog lines ("911 ..help! ... my house is on fire! ... help! .. S**T!... the ISDN MODEM is dead!) Or, keep a cell phone handy with its battery charged at all times. Craig Note: Prices vary. Consult your local phone company.