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From: steve@ivucsb.UUCP (Steve Lemke <steve>)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: rs232 over power lines (and hayes 2400)
Message-ID: <308@ivucsb.UUCP>
Date: 30 Sep 88 18:22:38 GMT
References: <2148@stpstn.UUCP> <16285@onfcanim.UUCP>
Reply-To: steve@ivucsb.UUCP (Steve Lemke <steve>)
Organization: The Audio Club at UCSB, Isla Vista, California
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In article <16285@onfcanim.UUCP> dave@onfcanim.UUCP (Dave Martindale) writes:
<In article <2148@stpstn.UUCP> aad@stpstn.UUCP (Anthony A. Datri) writes:
<>
<>Also, I've almost decided to bite the bullet and shell out the $400
<>and buy my 2400 baud modem from Hayes, since people have reported
<>brain-damage (unspecified) in my previous favorite, the Packard-Bell.
<>Any comments there?
<
<The Hayes 2400 is also somewhat brain-damaged.  It's been a while

Back when I used to run a BBS, I remember looking for a 2400 baud modem, and
finding out that BBS program authors felt the same way about the Hayes - it
didn't really work the _same_ as a Hayes 1200, therefore making the Hayes 2400
"not Hayes compatible".  However, U.S. Robotics seemed to have done things
right, and everyone went wild over the USR Courier 2400 (one of which I bought
for my board).  It's been working for about four years now, and I still think
that it's one of the best 2400 baud modems there is.  The manual is well-
written, and should you lose it, all of the commands and DIP switch info is
printed on the bottom of the modem (what an idea!).  Also, if you can't quite
get to the bottom of the modem, but need info on a command, you can type "AT$"
and it will print out a list of commands (info is also avaiable on dialing:
"ATD$" and S-registers "ATS$").

The usenet system I'm currently using (ivucsb) is using my Courier, but they
just ordered one for their own use (so I can have mine back).  I believe they
got it for something around $350 or so, and there's also a "USR Sportster"
model available (budget model of the Courier, but same basic design and signal
processing chips) for a little over $200.

 
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