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From: lrj@lasspvax.UUCP (Lewis R. Jansen)
Newsgroups: net.micro
Subject: Modem Query
Message-ID: <765@lasspvax.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 4-Jan-86 13:20:12 EST
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Posted: Sat Jan  4 13:20:12 1986
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[ take THAT, line eater! ]

  I am in the position where I am thinking of buying a 1200 bps (baud)
modem sometme in the next couple of months.  It must be Bell 212A and
talk to the computer/terminal via a RS-232C port.  Hayes compatibility
does not matter, as I will be writing my own terminal software.

  I would appreciate comments, both good and bad, on the various modems
that are currently in the market.  How well does it work?  How sensitive
is it to noisy lines and/or poor signal levels?  What sort of features
are there?  What sort of known bugs exist?

  As I am not terribly wealthy, I will be purchasing from the lower end
of the market, in the < $250 range.  I would appreciate comments on the
other modems though.

  Lastly, as I believe this discussion has already taken place on the
net, please MAIL the comments/responses to me at the below address(es).

  By the way, whatever happened to Concord Technology Ltd.'s cheap
1200 bps modem?  Anyone ever get one?  Is it any good?  I see their latest
ad in Byte (Jan '86, page 379) has the modem listed at $139, down from
$180 in the previous issue.

  Thank you, and remember, MAIL responses to me, I am sure that the net has
heard enough of modems for a while.

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