Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!pyrdc!pyrnj!rutgers!sunybcs!oswego!ostroff
From: ostroff@oswego.Oswego.EDU (Boyd Ostroff)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Everex EV-945A
Keywords: MNP
Message-ID: <930@oswego.Oswego.EDU>
Date: 16 Sep 88 02:15:53 GMT
References: <3186@emory.uucp>
Reply-To: ostroff@oswego.oswego.edu.UUCP (Boyd Ostroff)
Organization: SUNY Oswego
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In article <3186@emory.uucp> km@emory.uucp (Ken Mandelberg) writes:
>Can anyone comment on experience with the Everex EV-945A?
>Its a 2400 baud MNP (Class 3) external modem. We can get
>them locally for $180 which seems like a bargain. 
>

This sounds like the same modem as the Everex EMAC MD2400+ (which is the
Macintosh version) - I suspect the only difference is the cable with
which it is supplied.

We can get these for $180 direct from Everex.  I bought one several months
ago and am generally quite happy with it.  The MNP works well for me
with the University's new modem pool.  There are some nice features like
a 200 character buffer, options for how the modem responds to loss of DTR,
inactivity timer, etc, but NO non-volatile memory for storing defaults.

I don't see any noticeable throughput improvement with MNP turned on, though
I do get a "cleaner" connection.  I've used it with my Mac and now have
it setup with my AT&T 3B1 where my UUCP logs show an average throughput of
about 210 characters/second.

Note that this is *not* the same (often flamed) 2400 baud modem which Everex
sold prior to February, 1988.  Numerous problems were reported with these,
but I have not experienced anything out of the ordinary.


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