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From: wolf@prz.tu-berlin.de (Thomas Wolfram)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: CSC AK-47
Date: 24 Oct 1995 22:58:38 GMT
Organization: PRZ/TU-Berlin
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J Wunsch (j@uriah.heep.sax.de) wrote:
> 509) 735-0408 (Mark D. Smith <msmith@One World Telecom.> wrote:
> 
> >...  The AK-47 and varient 
> >cards also have a bad rep. for being lossy even over shorter ranges, er,
> >cable lengths due the their inaccurate nature.
> 
> Hmm, i cannot compare it right now against the M1A card here...  I
> didn't get that impression when actively using it ages ago.  It always
> talked to the target on the first request.  Perhaps it's also a
> question of who's been assembling the card, it's one of the most often
> cloned cards, i think.
> 
> OTOH, you can use AK47 cards even in lousy environments, without
> cooling and cleaning, it won't get worse from such circumstances.

I prefered the successor card AK-74. Its packets have a smaller diameter,
a better encapuslation  and a certain spin so they reach the target with
much more precision and emphasis.
Nevertheless I dumped this card as soon as it was possible. I recommend
everyone to do the same.

Thomas
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