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From: tss@lanl.gov (Timothy S Sullivan)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: request for purchase recommendation
Keywords: modems, mnp5, extras
Message-ID: <55754@lanl.gov>
Date: 2 Jul 90 20:33:00 GMT
Organization: Los Alamos Natl Lab, Los Alamos, N.M.
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I recently purchased a PC compatible (Leading Edge model D) for
light word processing at home and as a terminal to connect to 
Unix systems (Suns) at work. I'm looking for a recommendation 
of what modem to purchase. I would like at least 2400 baud and
MNP5. I don't know enough to avoid the cheap modems that are 
cheap for a reason and ones that may be just good buys. Its 
more important for me to get a modem that works well over the
long run than to spend the least amount of money. Also, I would be
willing to spend a little more money if there was some useful
feature available, though I don't want to spend more than $300
or so. (A useful feature might be FAX capability or increased speed.
What's the cheapest Telebit go for these days?)

I'm also interested in reasonably priced or public-domain software
that might be better at communicating with Unix than a terminal
program like Procomm.

Thanks for any ideas/recommendations.

Tim Sullivan (tss@lanl.gov)

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