Internal Modem News
Cheap As Chips
Monday November 5, 2007
How much computing power can $500 buy? With our self-imposed budget in mind, Elissa Baxter sets off to find out.Reviews
Monday July 30, 2007
SONY LINEAR PCM-D1 RECORDER
$2990
www.sony.com.au
Rating: 3.5/5
3 MOBILE BROADBAND USB MODEM
$399
www.three.com.au
Rating: 4/5
ALTEC LANSING INMOTION iM500 PORTABLE SPEAKERS
$199.95
www.alteclansing.com
Rating: 3/5
HALO A21 AMPLIFIER
$4500
www.networkav.com.au
Rating: 5/5Pillow Talk
Thursday December 1, 2005
Garry Barker discovers the many charms of a remote control.Upgrade
Tuesday January 27, 2004
Small card, big sound While most PC motherboards include on-board multi-channel audio, for size and performance Creative's latest Audigy2NX external sound card is well worth a look. About the size of a compact dial-up modem, the NX is the first 7.1-channel external sound card for the PC, capaYou Could Win A $1,600 Computer
Sunday November 12, 2000
FOR your chance to win one of 10 Apple iMac computers, check your copy of Life.com in today's Sun-Herald. Each iMac is worth $1,595 and includes a CD-ROM and internal modem for internet access. Today's special online consumer issue of Life.com includes the ultimate guide to shopping on the inModem With Hitch
Monday August 17, 1998
MIKE Boorne Electronics has announced a V.90-compatible 56K modem for under $100. The Spirit Ranger is an internal PC card modem with a difference. Instead of having two on-board chips, one to encode and decode information and the other to communicate with the PC, the Ranger has only one. TFaster Way To Surf The Net
Tuesday April 14, 1998
Q Would you be able to tell me if my navigating of the Web (via Net- scape 4.0) would be much quicker if I had more than 16Mb RAM and 100MHz computer and an internal 33.6K modem? In other words, would it be worth getting 32 or even 64Mb RAM, a Pentium II, 300 MHz and the new 56K modem (or only someBrands Survive Modem Deal
Tuesday February 24, 1998
IT'S the brightest star in the night sky, 8.6 light-years from earth. It's a road in leafy Lane Cove where modem maker Banksia hung its shingle. Now it's the name of Australia's newest and instantly dominant modem company. Forged by the merger of Banksia and NetComm, Sirius Technologies launchedAn Unpleasant Task And No Mastery
Thursday January 30, 1997
taskMASTERpro Sound, 33.6K modem and full duplex telephony board Distributed by Digiland, ph 1800 622 994 TOO light to be an anchor, too heavy for a kite, and not much use as a doorstop: this was my reaction to this multimedia communications plug-in board. I do have some positive things to say abChoice Of Modemsdown In The Soho
Monday May 29, 1995
I AM considering buying a V.34 modem. If I opt for an internal modem, will the modem answer our personal incoming calls before we have a chance to pick up the receiver? I would be grateful if you could outline the pros and cons of internal/external modems with the SOHO user in mind. -- N. AMore Cannon Fire In The Modem War
Monday October 10, 1994
SALES and profits described as ``rising strongly" have enabled NetComm to fire another salvo in the long-running modem price war, the company says. Price reductions ranging from 8 to 25 per cent have been announced for most items. Chris Howells, managing director of NetComm, says revenueInside And Outside The Modem Story
Monday September 12, 1994
Modems bring the world to your door, but should you have an internal or external model. Michael Himowitz scans the scene. WITH all the hype about the Internet lately, a lot of people are thinking about buying modems, or replacing older, low-speed modems with faster models. As a result, one of Giveaways And Goodies In Modem War
Monday August 8, 1994
WITH the modem market becoming such a crowded place, companies are trying everything from price reductions to free Internet access to give them a competitive edge over their opposition. US Robotics, in conjunction with Oz-Email, is offering free registration and five months off-peak Internet acceGoing To City Hall Via Modem
Thursday November 25, 1993
IN THE Californian suburb of Cupertino, residents going to City Hall to get information on city permits, sign up for programs, obtain pet licences and receive a myriad of other public services will soon be a thing of the past. Parents with a computer and a modem won't have to leave home to keepNew Modem Is A Real Bargain
Monday March 9, 1987
PERSONAL computers are a modern marketing marvel. When they first made their appearance a decade ago, they did so, essentially, as high-status, expensive paperweights, gadgets that enthusiasts endeavoured, often in vain, to figure out what to do with. In a few years, a smattering of applications