The image count starts at zero and works its way up consecutively. This script is set up for MANY SETS of switchable buttons. Numbers in brackets represent each button set. January 1996, updated August 1996, May 1997, May 1998, June 1999 Please share this information with others responsible for purchasing computing equipment. Used to connect a desktop or laptop computer to the campus network through telephone lines, modems are low-cost devices that vary in size, speed, form, and flexibility.
Network access is achieved via modem by dialing in to the campus modem pool.
This document does not review or recommend different makes or models of modems. Instead, it discusses the functional considerations that should be made when purchasing a modem that will be used to access the campus modem pool. It represents the baseline data rate of your modem. The primary UC Davis campus modem pool is populated with v.90 56K bps modems. While 56K bps modem technology is the only widely available modem technology as of the writing of this document consider your investment against the speed increase you are looking for.