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From: david@ms.uky.edu (David Herron -- Resident E-mail Hack)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: 9600 Baud Question
Message-ID: <7951@g.ms.uky.edu>
Date: 25 Dec 87 00:12:34 GMT
References: <195.004254@adam.DG.COM> <5969@fmsrl7.UUCP>
Reply-To: david@ms.uky.edu (David Herron -- Resident E-mail Hack)
Organization: U of Kentucky, Mathematical Sciences
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In article <5969@fmsrl7.UUCP> wayne@fmsrl7.UUCP (/\/\ichael R. \/\/ayne) writes:
>In article <195.004254@adam.DG.COM> <Bruce_Kahn%MAYTAG.CEO.DG.COM@adam.DG.COM> writes:
>>  I have been trying to decide on which 9600 modem to buy/upgrade
>>to.  I currently have a USR Courrier 2400 and want to go to 9600 (or
>>17.2 if worth the $$ and time).
...
>        There are a few negative points about the modem.  Since I have not seen
>any negative press on these, I thought I should balance the picture a bit:
>        1) Although there are a lot of configuration registers, I can find
>        no way to shut off the OK<cr><lf> response to commands (this could
>        be just me).

That's not true.  I had one of 'em being totally quiet.  I don't
remember the exact settings, and I don't have the modem right now
so I can't look, but some permutation of the E, V, and Q settings
will get the modem to be totally quiet

>        2) Interactive mode is packetized (an annoyance).  I understand that
>        this is being addressed.

Apparently it used to be WORSE with delays up to 1-2 seconds for echo.
I found it to be ok .. there were delays but I was able to train
myself to the delays ...

>        3) The manual could use a few more examples in configuring the (many)
>        registers (ideal would be a subheading under each register description
>        of the suggested setting for common configurations: inbound, uucp out,
>        and general outbound would be a good start).  The information is all
>        there but you have to RTFM (not an enticing prospect when you have
>        just unpacked them and are dying to try them out :-).

YES!!!!

If I hadn't saved away that posting from Rick I'd have been lost.

>        6) There is no second source for the modems.  This makes it extremely
>        difficult to get the purchasing department of a large corporation to
>        permit the purchase.  Of course, the 9600 baud modems are no better
>        at present.

Not true any longer.  On P 282 of _Data_Communications_ there is an 
announcement from VenTel of a modem which does PEP "(making it compatible
with the Telebit Trailblazer and *other*PEP*compables)."  (emphasis mine)
All the specs they mention are very similar to those of the Trailblazer,
so I won't repeat them here.  There's a picture included ... the lights
on the fron't aren't the same as on the Trailblazer.  (No SLOW light
for instance).  So it aint' just a Trailblazer with a VenTel tag
on it.

What's this about OTHER PEP compatables???   hmmm... 

ANyway, for the low low low price of $1399 you can drive this sucker
home and impress all your neighbors. :-)


	VenTel Inc.
	2121 Zanker Rd.
	San Jose, CA  95131-2177




Hope this helps
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