-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 02/04/08 09:13, Paul Johnson wrote: > On Feb 4, 2008 6:30 AM, Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> On 02/04/08 07:47, John Hasler wrote: >>> Ron Johnson writes: >>>> The USR 5610C is an internal "hard" modem. And because it's internal, >>>> there's no need for extra wires, a wall-wart power supplies, etc. >>> Because it is inside your computer it also provides extra opportunities for >>> lightning damage. >> Unless you run the phone line thru a surge suppressor. > > Oh, yeah, because phone line surge suppressors never introduce massive > amounts of line noise that reduce connection speeds, if still allowing > connections at all...
I wouldn't know. It's been a long time since I've used a modem... Besides, what's to stop a big surge from arcing over the damaged external modem circuits, down the RS-232 cable and onto the mobo? - -- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson LA USA PETA - People Eating Tasty Animals -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFHpy5OS9HxQb37XmcRAq4HAJ95MjdhC+4reoZ3YNIj9+34f/4/pgCcDy0Z Psp7S38OOX5AiM8XlGa/MN8= =zpHO -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
