Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!know!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sdd.hp.com!ucsd!ucbvax!OAC.UCLA.EDU!CSP1DWD From: CSP1DWD@OAC.UCLA.EDU (Denis DeLaRoca 825-4580, 213) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems Subject: Intel V.32(V.42bis) modem for $799 list!!! Message-ID: <9009060703.AA13842@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> Date: 5 Sep 90 13:48:00 GMT Sender: usenet@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The Internet Lines: 93 INTEL INTRODUCES $799 PLUG & PLAY 9600BPS MODEM WITH V.32, V.42bis COMPATIBILITY, UP TO 38K THROUGHPUT Hillsboro, Ore., August 27, 1990 Setting a new price/performance standard for V.32 modems, Intel Corporation's Personal Computer Enhancement Operation (PCEO) today announced a 9600bps V.32 modem that provides error-free throughput of up to 38.4Kbps, conforms to international modem standards and offers plug-and-play convenience. The 9600EX Modem is available at $799 for IBM personal computers and at $819 for Macintosh computers. Both versions include free communications software. "Exceptional performance and aggressive pricing make the 9600EX a breakthrough product for the already fast-growing 9600bps modem market", said Richard Gough, Intel PCEOs communications business unit manager. By providing throughput of up to 38.4Kbps, the 9600EX gives users up to 16 times the performance of a standard 2400bps modem at less than three times the cost and it makes high speed modem communications easier than ever before. It going to make a lot of people think seriously about retiring their 2400bps modems. The 9600EX offers full compatibility with international modem standards. It provides CCITT V.32 modulation and uses advanced CCITT V.42bis data compression to compress data as much as fourfold and produce effective throughput of as much as 38.4Kbps. To ensure accurate data transmissions even over noisy lines, the 9600EX supports the V.42 Link Access Procedure for Modems (LAP-M) and the widely used Microcom Networking Protocol (MNP) Levels 1-5. For communicating with the installed base of older modems, the 9600EX provides automatic speed selection and is compatible with standards for 9600bps, 4800bps, 2400bps, 1200bps and 300bps modems. "The 9600bps world has been plagued by proprietary protocols that left users wondering whether their high speed modem would be able to communicate with other modems", said Gough. By combining advanced data compression and full support for international standards with Intel's five-year warranty and technical support, the 9600EX offers the maximum in high performance and peace of mind. The 9600EX installs without jumpers or switches and comes configured to take advantage of advanced modem features, rather than requiring users to modify the default configuration to use any but the simplest features. Free modem software configured for the 9600EX further simplifies installation and makes the modem immediately usable. The 9600EX comes with free communications software, Communications by Crosstalk. Crosstalk is a division of Digital Communications Associates. Communications by Crosstalk is a simplified version of Mk.4, the corporate de facto standard for advanced communications software. The 9600EX Macintosh option comes with Quick Link II by Smith Micro Software Inc., a popular Macintosh communications package. In addition to free communications software, the 9600EX includes coupons for a free membership and $15 in usage time on CompuServe and a free membership and one hour of free usage time on the Dow Jones News/Retrieval service. The 9600EX is an external, full-duplex modem for systems with asynchronous communications support, such as the IBM PC, XT, AT, PS/2 and compatibles. The 9600EX Macintosh option includes a Macintosh serial cable. The modems can operate as either synchronous or asynchronous devices over dial-up or two-wire leased lines, allowing communications with PCs, terminals, minicomputers and mainframes. Support for the Hayes AT command set provides broad compatibility with communications software packages. High speed modems are the fastest growing segment of the modem market. According to Dataquest, the V.32 segment is expected to grow at a cumulative rate of 44 percent between 1989 and 1993, compared to eight percent growth for the modem market as a whole. High speed modems are particularly useful in desktop publishing, graphics, accounting and other fields where users transfer large files, and for users of on-line services, bulletin boards and corporate communications networks. The 9600EX and 9600EX Macintosh option are available in more than 2,000 retail computer stores in the U.S. and Canada beginning in September 1990. The products are covered by Intel's five-year warranty, with technical support available at (503) 629-7000 and through MCI Mail (INTEL SUPPORT) and CompuServe (GO PCEO or 70307,461).