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<H4>By James T. Dennis,
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<p><strong>From CC on Tue, 16 Feb 1999
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Hi
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My 4 year old 28.8 sporty has performed perfectly, it
was a little cheaper but I don't know why you "diss" em.
Still keeps up with the so called 56.6s, I dunno' I scored
man.
<br>CC
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The Sportster is simply not rated for the duty
cycles that would be imposed by use on a BBS or
ISP terminal server. I've managed a couple of
large BBS systems over the years (the 100 line
Symantec BBS a few years ago, and the 40 line
McAfee BBS --- expanded to about 60 by the time
I left).
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Sportsters are a consumer/commodity product.
They're suitable for a few hours use per day
--- but they get unreliable when receiving calls
and staying "live" for weeks on end (which is
what happens at busy BBS' and ISPs).
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Another problem I personally have with them is the
physical shape. They are not "stackable" and
the case design doesn't lend itself to good cooling.
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I've found (for high density applications) that
placing the couriers on their sides (not stacked
"up" but arrayed like books) and placing some additional
fans on the racks helps keep them cool and makes them
MUCH more reliable.
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I like "baker's" wire racks for these installations, about
as sturdy as 19" racks and <EM>much</EM> cheaper --- they just
don't look as "cool". One nice thing about baker's racks;
you can pack them in pretty close to the walls and to
one another (side to side) --- and (since they are on
large locking wheels) still maintain fairly easy access to
the back panels (to get at the wiring nest).
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I realize these factors exhibit a "big installation"
(glass house) bias. For my own home modems I have a
couple of 28.8 Practical Peripherals (the "flat pack"
model, not the hideous "brick") and a Zyxel. I just
bought the Zyxel for some time when I get around to
playing with vgetty's DTMF and voice modem support
features (eventually).
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I don't remember the context in which I "dis'd" the
Sportsters --- but I'm not surprised I did. I've
never been impressed with them. It's a personal
bias. BBS Sysops often are extremely biased about their
modems; I'm only moderately so.
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<H5 align="center"><a href="http://www.linuxgazette.com/copying.html"
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<BR>Published in <I>The Linux Gazette</I> Issue 38 March 1999</H5>
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