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From: schuster@cup.portal.com (Michael Alan Schuster)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: Software to transform generic 2400 modem to MNP level 5?
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Date: 23 Dec 90 15:24:59 GMT
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>I (like zillions of others) have a generic 2400 baud modem.  I would
>like higher throughput.  I understand that MNP protocols offer such
>without change to the basic underlying hardware.  Is there any modem
>program that implements MNP levels 1-n on such generic modems?


A Chicago company called MagicSoft has several varieties ("MTE", "FlashLink")
of terminal software that claims to emulate MNP5 without additional hardware.
The concensus is that a software-only solution such as this will be a poor
performer. Considering also that these are commercial programs costing $70 or
more, your money wou,d be better spent by (selling your old 2400) and buying
a cheap error-correcting modem such as Zoom, PPI, etc.