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From: ngg@bridge2.ESD.3Com.COM (Norman Goodger)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
Subject: Re: Hardware Handshaking Cable
Message-ID: <2977@bridge2.ESD.3Com.COM>
Date: 13 Dec 90 01:20:06 GMT
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In article <1990Dec9.211139.20710@svc.portal.com> daven@svc.portal.com writes:
>Actually, I don't find the $32 out of line. I've seen modem cables going for
>more than $40 in some catalogs. The Prometheus modem manufacturer sells hard-
>ware handshake cables as well, but I don't know their prices. I suspect that
>a mail order outfit like MacConnection carries such cables as well.
>Dave Newman - Sofware Ventures        | daven@svc.portal.com | AppleLink: D0025
	
	I think that any modem cable that costs more than $15-20 is 
	a rip off. They just are not that tough to make and the parts
	to make them are cheap.


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