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Xref: sserve comp.sys.powerpc:33737 comp.sys.intel:31204 comp.unix.bsd:16064 comp.unix.pc-clone.32bit:8110 comp.unix.sys5.r4:9176 comp.unix.misc:15915 comp.os.linux.development:23261 comp.os.linux.misc:34808 comp.os.386bsd.development:3135 comp.os.386bsd.misc:5247 comp.os.misc:3766 Newsgroups: comp.sys.powerpc,comp.sys.intel,comp.unix.bsd,comp.unix.pc-clone.32bit,comp.unix.sys5.r4,comp.unix.misc,comp.os.linux.development,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.386bsd.development,comp.os.386bsd.misc,comp.os.misc Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!bunyip.cc.uq.oz.au!munnari.oz.au!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!uknet!info!iialan From: iialan@iifeak.swan.ac.uk (Alan Cox) Subject: Re: X on dial-in X-Nntp-Posting-Host: iifeak.swan.ac.uk Message-ID: <D3Ku5n.76@info.swan.ac.uk> Sender: news@info.swan.ac.uk Organization: Institute For Industrial Information Technology References: <D2rC7p.Lx@kerberos.demon.co.uk> <3fv9sg$8dp@villa.fc.net> <3g3fs2$pib@hedunx.hedland.edu.au> Date: Mon, 6 Feb 1995 11:48:58 GMT Lines: 32 In article <3g3fs2$pib@hedunx.hedland.edu.au> hartr@hedunx.hedland.edu.au (Robert Hart) writes: >Hmm - it's very interesting following this thread that most US people >seem to think that ISDN is not worth much or is generally not available. US ISDN is lagging well back. >It looks like Australia is leading the way here - and by the way, the UK anywhere I want ISDN I can have it, and the UK is behind Germany/France in ISDN deployment as I understand it. >equipment we are putting in is Australian designed and made and provides >(on a single 64kbps channel) 6 simultaneous voice lines and a guaranteed >minimum data channel of 16 kbps (the voice calls are compressed 8:1). As >the device uses frame relay, it's possible to squeeze data into >"silences" that occur in phone conversations providing "overbooking" of >capacity! The data capacity will be used by us for WAN connectivity >between our remote campuses and a full Internet connection - the devices >also act as IP Routers too! These sorts of toys are quite common. We are using standalone ISDN routers that can do 1 or 2 channels, automatic dial on demand, encryption, compression, IPX and IP routing etc etc. ISDN is definitely a nice thing but the prices in the UK mean its not really within 'personal' usage range. Alan -- ..-----------,,----------------------------,,----------------------------,, // Alan Cox // iialan@www.linux.org.uk // GW4PTS@GB7SWN.#45.GBR.EU // ``----------'`--[Anti Kibozing Signature]-'`----------------------------'' One two three: Kibo, Lawyer, Refugee :: Green card, Compaq come read me...