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From: kevin@msa3b.UUCP (Kevin P. Kleinfelter)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Hayes Personal Modem
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Date: 5 Feb 90 13:56:57 GMT
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phssra@mathcs.emory.edu (Scott R. Anderson) writes:

>Someone here got a Hayes Personal Modem for $120.  Why is this modem so much
>cheaper than the other Hayes modems, and even comparable in price to the
>cheapest of non-Hayes modems? I assume that some features are lacking; what are
>they?

I have read that it is designed for use with Prodigy.  It is actually
reasonably "Hayes compatible", but it only recognizes a limited subset
of commands (i.e. those that Prodigy uses).  It is probably cheap because it
is aimed at the home market, and not the business market.  The markup on
"normal" Hayes modems is quit high (and Hayes used to work hard to discourage
discounting).
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Kevin Kleinfelter @ Management Science America, Inc (404) 239-2347
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