As it stands now, our vendor is estimating availability of the two-way modem in November of 1998. We will need to test the system to be sure it is trouble-free, which should take a maximum of 90 days from date of delivery. A cable modem is an electronic device that allows you to access data at extremely high speeds via your cable television network. It is a modem in the true sense of the word - it MOdulates and DEModulates signals. Beyond that, there is little similarity between a cable modem and a regular telephone modem.
Cable modems are much more highly advanced.
Current Internet applications tend to be asymmetric in nature. That means that more data comes downstream to your computer than you send upstream. Therefore, cable modems are asymmetric in nature. Your cable TV line will connect directly to your cable modem, much like it would to a second TV in your home. The 3Com modem will also work with Mac OS 7.5 or above, WinNT 3.51 or above, Novell 3.12 or above.