warack@aero.ARPA (Chris Warack) (09/12/85)
[ouch] In the latest issue of MacWorld(Oct), I came across an add for the 'Mercury', a modem by Computer Friends, a company based in Portland, OR. It claims to be 100% Hayes Smartmodem (TM) compatable and is a 300/1200 Baud modem. It only costs $265 list [$3 shipping and $12 for Mac cable]. It also has an 18 month warrenty. I called the toll free number (1-800-547-3303) and they say the try to ship same day using UPS [Blue if requested], and that the product is available now. Has anyone else dealt with this company or this product? I'd be interested in any info [good or bad]. I'll summarize mail responses. BTW, all you dreamers checkout the new Hyperdrive 20. It's also advertised. If the Hyperdrive 10 is ~$2000, how much is the 20? IF I had the money ... Chris Computer Friends 6415 SW Canyon Ct. Portland, OR 97221 24 hour phone: (503)297-2321 Total disclaimer -- I never even heard of this stuff until today. -- _______ |/-----\| Chris Warack (213) 648-6617 ||hello|| || || warack@aerospace.ARPA |-------| warack@aero.UUCP |@ ___ | seismo!harvard!talcott!panda!genrad!decvax!ittatc!dcdwest! |_______| sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!trwrb!trwrba!aero!warack || || \ Aerospace Corporation, M1-117, El Segundo, CA 90245 ^^^ ^^^ `---------(|=
julian@osu-eddie.UUCP (Julian Gomez) (09/21/85)
I have a Signalman Volksmodem 12. It is Hayes compatible,
300/1200, auto answer, auto dial. It has a five year warranty.
I got it for $186 from
Omnicom
440 Maple
Wichita, KS 67213
sorry -- lost the phone number
When i ordered it, they told me they were shipping today -- and they did!
I've never had any trouble from this modem or the Signalman Mark XII
I used for a few years.
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"If Chaos himself sat umpire, what better could he do?"
Julian "a tribble took it" Gomez
Computer Graphics Research Group, The Ohio State University
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