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From: Greg_Bastow@tvbbs.UUCP (Greg_Bastow)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.datacomm
Subject: Re:  Popular 9600  modems?
Message-ID: <Greg_Bastow.3324@tvbbs.UUCP>
Date: 15 May 91 04:50:19 GMT
References: <9105072048.AA08519@wwc1.wwc.edu> <1991May8.121103.1425@cs.dal.ca>
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In article <1991May8.121103.1425@cs.dal.ca> dinn@ug.cs.dal.ca (Michael 'Moose' Dinn) writes:
>In article <9105072048.AA08519@wwc1.wwc.edu> vencgr@wwc1.UUCP (Gregory D. Vence) writes:
>>   Is there a standard modem used in the Amiga area ie USRobotics, or
>>TrailBlazer... ?
>It's simple. If you want Unix, or run UUCP, get a Telebit. Otherwise, get
>a USR. 
>
> Telebits are great at UUCP... USRs are better at Zmodem. It has to do with
>the protocol they use to communicate. Whatever modem you buy, make sure it
>does V.32 as well so you'll be compatible with the rest of the planet. :-)
>
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> Michael Dinn, Sysop of the Moose's Swamp - Nova Scotia's largest Amiga BBS
> +1 (902) 463-0483, 3/12/24/48/96/14,400 baud * 170 Megabytes online
> School: mdinn@ac.dal.ca, dinn@ug.cs.dal.ca     | These are my opinions and
> Work:   01Moose@dalac.bitnet IRC-Op: Moose     | noone else's. (blame me :-)

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