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From: woan@peyote.cactus.org (Ronald S. Woan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Modem recmondations??????????????
Summary: Let's not discuss exact prices
Message-ID: <1001@peyote.cactus.org>
Date: 17 Jun 90 00:57:03 GMT
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In article <1990Jun16.213349.20056@athena.mit.edu>, dcling@athena.mit.edu (Douglas C Ling) writes:
> Sorry, Tom, the cheapest internal 2400 Baud modem is from J&R Computer,
> NYC. (One
> can find their ad on the back page of the Science Section of NY Times
> every Tuesday(?). It sells for $69.

Never say cheapest (unless referring to quality). Sabina has an ad for
a $65 internal 2400 baud modem in Computer Shopper. Prices just keep
coming down and Computer Shopper is a good place to look.

> External modems, same for PS/2 or AT: just Rs-232 serial, usually cost
> $10 more.

That's about right. Externals have the added expense of bigger transformers
and cases...

						Ron

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