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From: mark@cbosgd.UUCP (Mark Horton)
Newsgroups: net.micro,net.micro.pc
Subject: Re: InfoMate modem reviewed (long)
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Date: Thu, 14-Mar-85 17:59:38 EST
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I've also used Cermetek modems (the standalone kind, not what you
plug into a PC) and frankly, I wouldn't use it to hold my door open.

The command set is incomprehensible for interactive use.  It rarely
tells you if it accepted or rejected your command, just eats it.

The command character cannot be turned off, just moved.  So you have
to pick a character that you won't use much, and forget about UUCP.

It also listens for the command character from the computer.  Since
the default char is ^N, and ^N is in a lot of terminfo sequences as
part of "set graphic rendition" (e.g. turn on/off highlighting) to
turn off the alternate character set, and since the modem resets to
^N when it is powered on and off, it is unusable as a dumb dialup.

And it seems unable to dial a call a call to the places I dial.
It dials but can't hear the carrier, or some such thing.  I have
to manually type the "originate" sequence.