Re: Ogo & external modem
Frank Lyon Cox (lyon@nbn.com)
Tue, 11 Jun 1996 22:53:38 -0700 (PDT)
>-- [ From: Man F Wong * EMC.Ver #2.3 ] --
>
>Hi! My mailserver cannot send mail to the OGO mailing-list, so I'm sending
>this directly to you. Would you forward it to the list, please? Thanx.
>
>Frank Lyon Cox wrote:
>> I got a modem working.
>
>Since some of you have apparently tried external modems w/ the Ogo, can you
>let us know what is the power consumption difference between using a modem
>via the serial port vs a pc-card modem like the Megahertz 14.4?
>
>I know the Megahertz is rated at 130mA. What about the serial port? Does
>it matter whether the port is talking to a modem or a PC?
>
>In case you're wondering, I'm considering getting an Infotel 14.4 pocket
>modem. But at $100 for the pocket modem vs $50-70 for the Megahertz card,
>I'd like to be assured that the serial port won't drain more power from my
>Ogo than the Megahertz card.
>
>Your help is much appreciated.
>
>_Man_
>
I put a friends 28.8 Megahertz card into my OmniGo and got an immediate low
battery message so I never was able to try it. I had a set of lithium's in
at the time and without the modem they read about half full on the battery
meter. I didn't try very hard to get it going but I think I'd rather use a
modem that has it's own power supply.
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= Frank Lyon Cox =
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