Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!wuarchive!mit-eddie!uw-beaver!fluke!jeff From: jeff@tc.fluke.COM (Jeff Stearns) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware Subject: Re: 2400 baud modems Message-ID: <14938@fluke.COM> Date: 15 Feb 90 00:03:10 GMT References: Sender: news@tc.fluke.COM Distribution: comp Organization: John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc., Everett, WA Lines: 30 In article 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? > >-- > >Pete Keleher pete@titan.rice.edu I was skeptical. I bought one. It was delivered quickly. The speaker is cruddy, and the case isn't as robust as it could be, but it's perfectly adequate for home use. It has a couple of nifty "switches" that are all set via software; there are no hardware switches at all. It claims to be Hayes-compatible; I see no reason to doubt that. It has a trimpot to adjust for unusual line impedances. I had no need to fiddle with it. It worked flawlessly on local and short long-distance calls, transferring 1**6 characters without error. I haven't tried it on any longer-distance calls. I would buy another without hesitation. -- Jeff Stearns John Fluke Mfg. Co, Inc. (206) 356-5064 jeff@tc.fluke.COM {uw-beaver,microsoft,sun}!fluke!jeff