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From: bmh@cunixd.cc.columbia.edu (Brian M Hoffman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: 2400 baud modems
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Date: 13 Feb 90 01:58:03 GMT
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In article <PETE.90Feb12121557@titan.rice.edu> pete@titan.rice.edu (Pete Keleher) writes:
>
>A recent ad in MacWorld for "MacProducts USA" quoted a $99 price for a
>100% Hayes-compatible modem called "MagicModem".  I'm skeptical, anyone
>know anything about this beast?


I've never heard of a 'MagicModem,' but the price sounds about right to
me.  With the coming rise of 9600 and faster, the price of 2400's are
really dropping.  A brand I can recommend is Practical Periphrials.  PP's
modems are priced right and come with a 5 year guarentee.


Brian


Disclaimer:  I say whatever I want, so there.