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From: karl@ddsw1.MCS.COM ([Karl Denninger])
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Modem Advice Sought
Message-ID: <[1937.2]karl@ddsw1.comp.ibmpc;1>
Date: 24 Feb 89 16:00:06 GMT
References: <1385@agora.UUCP>
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>In article <1385@agora.UUCP> john@agora.UUCP (John Cavanaugh) writes:
>}  To combat this, I am thinking about buying either a HST or Trailblazer so
>}I can do all my communications stuff at high speed thereby cutting down on
>}the time I am actually on the phone.  The problem I have been having in
>}deciding what to do has been that, if I buy a Trailblazer, I can talk to
>}the Unix world (Uunet or one of my friends who have Trailblazers and Unix)
>}but have problems on my BBS end because the high speed modems that they

>Response 1 of 1 (1937) by jbayer at ispi on Fri 24 Feb 89 5:9
>[Jonathan Bayer]
>Get a Trailblazer.  They will be coming out with a V.32 upgrade soon. 
>The advantage to a Trailblazer is that it is upgradable, and after the
>upgrade it will be compatible with both Trailblazers and HST.  Do not
>get the T-1000 since it is not upgradable.

If you get a Telebit, get the T2500.  It HAS V.32.  Note that the Telebit 
Plus doesn't have the horsepower to handle the V.32 protocol without a BOARD 
CHANGE.  That's right -- not a PROM swap.  The current pricing on this is 
some $700!  (then again, the dual-standard unit is listing at $1700).

HST's are useful for Fidonet, but nearly useless on Usenet at present.  We 
have one, and have advertised that fact, but have yet to accept a 9600-baud 
call on it for uucp transfer....

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