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From: cec@cup.portal.com (Cerafin E Castillo)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Wanted: Advise on a modem for my PC.
Message-ID: <35215@cup.portal.com>
Date: 24 Oct 90 22:34:20 GMT
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	Nick,
		I would have to agree with all of the negative
	reponses on internal PC-modems.  I'd like to add one more
	gripe--the lack of on-board non-volatile memory.  This only
	gets worse in the following situations:

	1)	The modem is ONLY dip-switch settable.

	2)	the modem is software programmable.

	If you have dip-switches and need to re-configure your modem
	for some modulation, flow control, or feature change, you're
	stuck taking your PC apart to get at the dip-switches.

	If your modem is software programmable such as the TELEBIT modems,
	They so populate the PC modems that there is no room left for
	non-volatile memory to save the modem configuration.  This means
	re-initializing the modem on boot each time.  Easy for software,
	but not so easy if this means your UUCP system dies every night
 	of a power glitch which erases the modem.	

	If you are considering an external modems with all the goodies
	you've mentioned, give the TELEBIT T2500 or T1500 a try.  V.32
	with 2400/1200/300, V.21/V.23, V.42/V.42bis, MNP 4/5, UUCP-
	Kermit-Xmodem-Ymodem Protocol Support in PEP AND V.32(!!! :-),
	also TELEBIT PEP modulation for 18,031 bps data rates.

	Give me a call if you would like more info...

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