Xref: utzoo comp.unix.sysv386:9167 comp.dcom.modems:10495 Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386,comp.dcom.modems Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!uunet!karln!karln!karln From: karln@uunet.uu.net Subject: Re: Getty for ISC/Telebit T-2500 w/autobaud via the CONNECT msg? Message-ID: <1991Jun20.144214.11453@uunet.uu.net> Keywords: Telebit, getty, autobaud, bi-directional Reply-To: karln@karln.UUCP () Organization: Sam76 - Pennington NJ References: <1991Jun15.030807.28565@pegasus.com> <1991Jun15.154304.25987@uunet.uu.net> <1991Jun19.213521.21982@digibd.com> Date: Thu, 20 Jun 1991 14:42:14 GMT In article <1991Jun19.213521.21982@digibd.com> rhealey@digir4.digibd.com (Rob Healey) writes: >In article <1991Jun15.154304.25987@uunet.uu.net> karln!karln@uunet.uu.net (Karl Nicholas) writes: >>I've seen 9600 baud modems for $179 US. At that, every one >>should have one .. (excepting of course students :-) >> > Just a point of clearification: > > Those $179.00 modems are REALLY 2400 baud modems with V.42bis > which can, if the wind is blowing in the right direction and > you have a file of 0's, get you 9600 baud THROUGHPUT but not > 9600 baud. Oh, well, make a sucker outta me ... > > The lowest price V.32 modem I've seen is about $480.00. > > Personally, I think tose companys who advertise this should > be hauled in for false advertising. Not to mention charging too high a price -- *********************************************************************** | Karl Nicholas | A million monkeys in a million years | | karln!karln@uunet.uu.net | did write Shakespear, we evolved ... | ***********************************************************************