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From: grr@cbmvax.commodore.com (George Robbins)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: 4800 baud modems
Message-ID: <11867@cbmvax.commodore.com>
Date: 28 May 90 03:43:16 GMT
References: <1111100006@cdp>
Reply-To: grr@cbmvax (George Robbins)
Organization: Commodore, West Chester, PA
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In article <1111100006@cdp> caulkins@cdp.UUCP writes:
> 
> I'm looking for a 4800 baud modem.  My brief research indicates
> this is a strange (and maybe non-existent) beast.  Lots of 2400s,
> quite a few 9600s, but no 4800s that I've been able to locate
> in a day's poking around in trade pub ads.  Any suggestions
> or names of manufacturers would be much appreciated.

Maybe 5-7 years ago, 4800 bps synchronous modems were considered the
workhorses for mainframe connections, while 9600 bps modems were starting
to take over, but the ~$1/bps pricing for commercial modems made them a
but on the pricey side.

If you're looking for a synchronous modem, you should be still be able to
get them from the mainstream vendors, but are probably better off getting
a more recent 9600 bps modem with fallback to 4800 bps if you need that for
some obscure reason.

If you are looking for an async modem at this speed you're wasting your time
and need to pick one of the current 9600/9600+ bps modems, selecting on either
on application requirements or commercial vs. consumer quality. 

-- 
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