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From: berger@clio.las.uiuc.edu
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Subject: re: re:us robotics modem (followup)
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Date: Fri, 15-May-87 14:08:00 EDT
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Unfortunately, a lot of hobby-grade modems (this includes the
Hayes, so I'm not sure WHY it should be better than the USR,
though USR is at the bottom of my list) don't provide full
EIA handshaking, or deal with it like the commercial grade
modems do.  On top of that, a lot of people plug in a
convenient cable, and assume everything is ok if it works
most of the time.  If you don't match your control lines,
and your software is inadequate, the best modem in the world
won't give satisfactory performance.


			Mike Berger
			Center for Advanced Study
			University of Illinois 

			berger@clio.las.uiuc.edu
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