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From: Charlie.Mingo@p911.f421.n109.z1.FidoNet.Org (Charlie Mingo)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: 9600 baud modems
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Date: 5 May 91 04:55:38 GMT
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plague@milton.u.washington.edu (Jack Brown) writes:
 
JB> What 9600 baud modems do you recommend?  I don't want or need fax capa
JB> I am merely looking for something that will speed up downloading time.
JB> also have no idea what v32 or v42 are, so I don't think I really need 
JB> (I might be wrong, though...)
 
    If you want to connect to other modems at speeds higher than 2400
bps, you'll have to pay some attention to protocols.
 
    Essentially, you can either get a modem with a proprietary
high-speed protocol (which are cheaper, but which only connect to
modems of the same manufacturer), or get one with a standard protocol,
such as v.32.  v.32 modems are more expensive, but they connect to any
other v.32 modems, and they're getting pretty common now.  I believe
Practical Peripherals makes a P9600SA v.32 modem for $489
(MacConnection).
 
    If you want to go one better, v.32 has been extended to handle
14400 bps transmissions in the new v.32bis protocol.  v.32bis modems
aren't common now, but will soon replace v.32 modems.  The Prometheus
ProModem Ultima supports v.32bis for $689.
 
     If you choose a propriatary portocol, you're limited to whatever
brand modems are supported by the sites you wish to connect with.  
 
    Don't worry about v.42 or v.42bis.

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