On Tuesday 15 February 2005 01:41 pm, Bryan Phinney wrote: > On Tuesday 15 February 2005 10:48, Carroll Grigsby wrote: > > While I agree that an external serial modem is the best solution for a > > desktop, I'm not sure that it is a realistic solution for a laptop. > > I differ. A lot of people carry around a bag for a laptop, especially > since most power supplies for laptops require something other than just the > laptop. When you figure that an external serial modem is about the same > size as a plug-in floppy (which I have for my laptop) and about the same > weight, adding an external serial modem to your bag is really not that big > a deal. > > And, that is only if you know that you are going to need to dial in > somewhere.
Bryan: It's just that back in my road warrior days, I made an effort to minimize the stuff that I had to schlep around, and an external modem and its power wart would have been something that I would have though about very carefully. -- cmg
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