(PM) Ascend merger completed

[Edward L. May II]

I'm hoping that the Lucent products continue.  I'm running both MAX and
Portmasters, and have fewer troubles with the Portmasters.

My MAX4004 with 4 trunk ports will only get 3 because the processor and
memory will only handle 3, if for some reason I tried to use 4, I'd have to
purchase a card to handle the additional digital customers.  Not to mention
that  we had to purchase ISDN as an additional service, with other services
also requiring purchase.

For the cost of a 48 modem card in our TNT, I can buy whole Portmaster 3's,
and don't have to purchase additional software to do ISDN.  The TNT does not
come with a network port.  Only a 3 MB control port which will not handle
dial-up traffic.  You have to purchase an additional card for Ethernet
connectivity.

They are all working Portmasters and MAXen, and both have problems with
different customer modems, but I would like to keep recommending Portmasters
rather than MAXen when it comes time for additional equipment, or
replacement for that matter.  Please Lucent  Keep up the PM line.

Ed May

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-portmaster-users at livingston.com
[mailto:owner-portmaster-users at livingston.com]On Behalf Of Christian
Schmit
Sent: Sunday, June 27, 1999 3:17 AM
To: pmuser at minbar.taranaki.ac.nz
Cc: portmaster-users at livingston.com
Subject: Re: (PM) Ascend merger completed


I also wonder if the portmasters will have a future with Lucent
as now Ascend brings in everything they need for the RAS market.

The time it takes for them to solve their modem code problems
makes me wonder if they will ever be solved??

I will need some more RAS server very soon but I am not sure
anymore if the portmaster is the way to go due to its uncertain
future.

Anyone can comment on this?

Christian


At 11:43 PM 6/26/1999 , you wrote:
>The scarey thing about this merger is that the portmaster series may become
>an obselete line before they actually get working V.90 modem code.
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