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From: lee@sed170.HAC.COM (John Lee )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: 2400 baud modem
Message-ID: <300@sed170.HAC.COM>
Date: 20 Jul 89 18:31:51 GMT
References: <30080@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU>
Reply-To: lee@sed170.UUCP (John Lee (ird))
Distribution: usa
Organization: Hughes Aircraft Co., El Segundo, CA
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In article <30080@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> mitchell@janus.berkeley.edu (Evan Mitchell) writes:
>I've decided to get a modem.  Question, are all 2400 baud, fully Hayes-
>compatible modems with 2+ yr. warrenty, the same?  What about the Zoom
>modem for $119.00?  Anything better in that price range?  Also, are there
>any good (or not so good) Amiga BBS's in the 415 (Berkeley) area code?
>
>-Evan

I purchased a Zoom modem at the Macworld Convention this spring (horrors of
horrors!  A traitor among the Amiga throng?!?!  No, I have a semi-rabid Mac
friend who invited me along *and* paid for my ticket.  I seldom refuse
freebies.  :-))  and I used it from my dorm room (Cheney Hall, Unit 1) to
dial up to the Berkeley campus EECS systems with absolutely no problems
(Evans Hall and Cory Hall Portselectors both support 2400 baud).  I also
called outside BBS's, again with no problems.  Needless to say, I was
extremely pleased with the higher speed (I also have a 1200 baud SmartCat) and
with the price.  I must admit I was somewhat hesitant because of the low
price and of the unit's low-cost case, but then Zoom's reputation seemed to
be good and the one-year warrenty helped convince me.

The Zoom modem's command set is a subset of Hayes, but all the critical
commands are there.  Specifically missing are some of the more exoteric
S registers.  I forget what other commands are missing.  I don't miss them.

I'm now thinking of buying a Trailblazer so I can set my Amiga up as a UUCP
node and have a reasonable phone bill.  I understand that some type of discount
is available if you are a "registered" UUCP node.  Does anyone know the
details?

As for BBS's, see Computer Currents and MicroTimes.  A good one (if you
can get through) is the AAA BBS.  Another is the Winner's Circle BBS.
Unfortunately, I don't have the numbers with me.

--John Lee
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