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From: edlee@chinet.UUCP (Edward Lee)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: pocket modems
Message-ID: <5836@chinet.UUCP>
Date: 14 Jun 88 19:58:21 GMT
References: <1951@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu>
Reply-To: edlee@chinet.UUCP (Edward Lee)
Organization: Chinet - Public Access Unix
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I recently purchased a 1200 bps Everex Mini Modem.  It is the smallest
pocket modem I have ever seen, smaller than the Migent pocket modem, and
it actually fits in a normal shirt pocket.  Its dimensions are (from the
manual) 3-7/8" long x 2-3/8" wide x 15/16" thick, weighing 4.6 ounces.
It supports the AT command set and is Bell 103/212A and CCITT V.21/V.22
compatible.  It has three status lights for low battery, high speed, and
carrier detect.  It also has a built-in speaker and runs on a 9 volt
battery or 9 volt DC from a power adaptor.

I've tried using several different batteries with the Everex pocket
modem, and alkaline batteries like the Energizer seem to come out on
top, powering the modem for over 5 hours continuously.  I bought a
separate DB25 to 9 pin converter, and the Everex pocket modem is now
attached to a Toshiba 1100+ laptop and working well.  The modem came
with communications software, but it was on a 5.25" disk instead of a
3.5" disk, so I couldn't use it with the Toshiba laptop.

The list price of the modem was around $125.  I recently read of another 
one with dimensions similar to the Everex pocket modem that retails at $100.


-Ed L