On 2011/11/06 20:31, Mark Sokolovsky so eloquently wrote:
I am rather to question as to why modems were placed on any machines
after 2003 at all. It's not like we are still dealing with dial-up
anymore, are we?

For some people, rural areas mostly, dialup is the only hardwired connection available to them. There is satellite but you have to have "visibility" of the satellite, it's expensive, and can be unreliable for a number of reasons. You might say it is quirky.

Tina

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