Path: utzoo!utgpu!watserv1!watmath!att!cbnews!itch
From: itch@cbnews.att.com (richard.m.brack)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: RE: modem help me (summary)
Message-ID: <1990Jul13.015510.3914@cbnews.att.com>
Date: 13 Jul 90 01:55:10 GMT
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories
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> Hi,....
> 
> Did you ever get a response to your modem questions?  I am looking
> for the same information and would appreciate your posting a
> summary if you could.
> 
> tks, miker

Okay....

First of all, thanks to everyone who responded, you were all very helpful.  

Most people perfer the external modem because:
     o the lights (although one person noted that the Supra2400zi comes with
                   a utility to display a fake light panel on the screen)
     o external is a standard, and can be used on different computers.
     o external can be easily carried from one computer to another.

It was also noted that the Supra2400zi doesn't use serial.device, but 
comes with modem0.device.  If your software doesn't allow you to
choose what .device to use, you have to rename the modem0.device to
serial.device.  (I can imagian the impact this would have on other
software trying to use serial.device.)  I don't know what software
allows you to choose the .device, does anybody have a list (including
PD stuff)?????????

Almost everyone liked Supra and recommended them.  The Zoom modem and 
the Everex Evercom 24E+ were the only other ones mentioned (not to say
there are no other quality modems out there).

The MNP-5 is an error checking/data compression thing.  If two modem with MNP 
connect, then the appearant transfer rate can go to around 4800 baud.

I'll probably get the Supra 2400 external modem.  Now I just have to
get around to ordering one.......


RichBrack
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