Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!newstop!sun!imagen!atari!portal!cup.portal.com!thad From: thad@cup.portal.com (Thad P Floryan) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.datacomm Subject: Re: Telebit and Amigas Message-ID: <38024@cup.portal.com> Date: 14 Jan 91 11:48:51 GMT References: <1883f666.ARN07d3@postmod.UUCP> Organization: The Portal System (TM) Lines: 32 andrew@postmod.UUCP (Andrew J Richardson) in <1883f666.ARN07d3@postmod.UUCP> writes: i *believe* the hst modem implements the v.32bis standard to achieve 14400 bps, and this would make it more useful in the future when the standard becomes more widespread. PEP, being proprietary, will not spread beyond telebit modems. Well, at one time Telebit Corp licensed PEP to DCA in Atlanta, but I don't believe DCA manufactures a PEP-compatible modem anymore. The real choice of a modem depends on the nature of one's intended usage and, of course, price (both original purchase and cost to operate (re: savings)). I'm sure no-one would disagree that (at least) V.32/V.42bis compatibility is paramount in whatever modem one chooses TODAY. PEP-compatibilty is important for those who do lots of uucp work simply because it's easier to get a feed site with that compatibility. For example, I understand that PacBell (N.Calif) will feed anyone, but only with PEP. All other factors being equal, the final consideration is "quality" and/or the manufacturer's reputation (ref. my prior post mentioning "industrial quality" vs. "consumer quality"). Some of the quality issues are discussed in comp.dcom.modems, and I heard a vague reference to a site that has all the prior postings archived. Such an archive would be valuable to peruse for real, in-the-field comments concerning modem reliability. If someone KNOWS of that site, here's the place to post the access info. Thad Floryan [ thad@cup.portal.com ]