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From: leonard@bucket.UUCP (Leonard Erickson)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Which is the best 9600 baud modem to buy?
Message-ID: <1398@bucket.UUCP>
Date: 15 May 89 05:54:23 GMT
References: <486@iisat.UUCP>
Reply-To: leonard@bucket.UUCP (Leonard Erickson)
Organization: Rick's Home Grown Unix; Portland, OR
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In article <486@iisat.UUCP> paulg@iisat.UUCP (Paul Gauthier) writes:
<   I have an XT clone here which I run a BBS on. I'm interested in
<upgrading to a 9600 baud modem. The system is hooked into Usenet so
<it will be used both for accepting callers and doing networking. I'm
<looking for a low cost, high quality, versatile modem that is
<compatible with enough other 9600 baud modems that users won't
<have trouble calling in to it.

You may have a problem. Most FidoNet systems use USR HSTs. Most
usenet sites use Telebit Trailblazers. And they are *not*
compatible... 

You'll have to decide which world you want to be compatible with.
-- 
Leonard Erickson		...!tektronix!reed!percival!bucket!leonard
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