Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!usc!apple!bionet!agate!mead.qal.berkeley.edu!lauac From: lauac@mead.qal.berkeley.edu (Alexander Lau) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: modems for a Mac SE Message-ID: <1989Aug30.023406.14341@agate.uucp> Date: 30 Aug 89 02:34:06 GMT References: Sender: usenet@agate.uucp (USENET Administrator;;;;ZU44) Distribution: comp.sys.mac Organization: University of California, Berkeley Lines: 30 In article smd@media-lab.media.mit.edu (Steve Drucker) writes: >I'm posting this for a friend of mine who needs to get a 2400 Baud >Modem. She'd like to get one as cheap as possible. After perusing the >standard magazines, we came up with a few names of some cheap modems. >The question is, does anyone have any experience with any of these >modems as to their reliability, Hayes compatability, etc. The modems >are as follows: > Practical Peripherals 2400 Baud $179 > Intel 2400 B $179 > Supra Modem 2400 $145 > SmartOne 2400 (made by Best Data) $145 > >Any comments on these, or knowledge of other 2400 Baud modems in the >same price range would be appreciated. > Thanx, > Steve Drucker BMUG, in their latest newsletter, recommends the US Robotics Courier 2400 baud modem. Cheapest price at $139 (check Computer Shopper), not including cable. Similar pricing and recommendation for the Supra modem, although in my opinion the USR is much better. Supra goes for $129 at one place: Computer Mart, 800-443-8236. $15 extra for a cable. Both are Hayes-compatible to the limits of compatibility. I recommend going elsewhere for a cable. --- Alex UUCP: {att,backbones}!ucbvax!qal.berkeley.edu!lauac INTERNET: lauac%qal.berkeley.edu@ucbvax.berkeley.edu FIDONET: Alex.Lau@bmug.fidonet.org (1:161/444)