Path: utzoo!mnetor!tmsoft!torsqnt!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!uunet!shelby!agate!darkstar!ucscb.UCSC.EDU!unknown From: unknown@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (The Unknown User) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2 Subject: Re: MNP5 Message-ID: <12451@darkstar.ucsc.edu> Date: 16 Feb 91 11:37:55 GMT References: Sender: usenet@darkstar.ucsc.edu Organization: University of California, Santa Cruz; Open Access Computing Lines: 22 In article whitewolf@gnh-starport.cts.com (Tae Song) writes: >MNP5 bit old news anyways... I'm after V.42 and V.42bis modems... which have >upto 4 times data compress and error correcting... MNP5 data compression is 2x >sometimes more, sometimes less... but V.42bis doesn't suffer any when >downloading pre compress files. Oh, V.42 is error correcting only... V.422bis >is the one with both... it's the new standard for the true 9600 baud modems, >too... 38.4K baud they're advertising now... or something like that... > >Yeah, forget MNP, go for V.42bis... Supra 2400+, Roger Coat's selling for $155. >have to get one of those someday. Fry's Electronics (in Sunnyvale, Fremont, and Palo Alto, California) sells 9600 baud modems for $499. I'm positive they're v.32, I think they're also v.42.. Not sure about v.42bis. They seemed very advanced for the price. Cheaper than I've ever seen 'em anywhere else, including mail order. One of those'll be one of my next purchases... -- /Apple II(GS) Forever! unknown@ucscb.ucsc.edu MAIL ME FOR INFO ABOUT CHEAP CDs\ \WRITE TO ORIGIN ABOUT ULTIMA VI //e and IIGS! Mail me for addresses, & info. /