brent@orsvax1.UUCP (Brent Chivers) (03/27/86)
Does anyone know anything about the Avatex modem, made by E & E Datacom? (This is the modem Megatronics is selling for $109 in Amiga World.) The price is fantastic, but is the product OK? -- ------------- Brent Chivers ORS Automation, Inc allegra!princeton!orsvax1!brent 609-924-1667 440 Wall St or perhaps Princeton, NJ 08540 seismo!caip!topaz!pyrnj!orsvax1!brent ------------- Disclaimer: Although our business is vision, I do not attempt to express the views of ORS.
ted@inmet.UUCP (04/02/86)
I just purchased one of these modems (1200 baud) the other day. It seems to work just fine. The only problem with mine is that the power button sticks somewhat, but I think it will loosen up with use. My only real concern with this modem is that the power supply ( it does'nt use the phone line power, unfortunately ) does seem to get very warm, which could give it a shorter life expectancy, I think. It does seem to be HAYES compatible in that it does behave like the HAYES modem. I like it, and I'll scream if it messes up.
brent@orsvax1.UUCP (Brent Chivers) (04/11/86)
> The only problem with mine is that the power button sticks > somewhat, but I think it will loosen up with use. I received my Avatex 1200 earlier in the week, and mine also has a sticking power switch. I think it's not quite centered in the front-panel hole, but it's a minor problem and I won't bother with corrective surgery until the warranty expires. (It's aready loosening up on its own.) The modem lacks quite a few HAYES commands, but the only one I might miss is the "+++" escape. There seems to be no way for the local computer to break the phone connection. This is no problem when a person is sitting there and can push a switch, but it means your computer shouldn't make calls unattended unless the remote system is smart enough to drop the line at the proper point. I also miss having a built-in speaker, but I'll learn to live without it. (It helps only when things DON'T work!) For $99, I'm satisfied. -- Brent Chivers allegra!princeton!orsvax1!brent or perhaps ORS Automation, Inc seismo!caip!topaz!pyrnj!orsvax1!brent 440 Wall St Phone 609-924-1667 Princeton, NJ 08540 FAX 609-924-2413 USA TELEX 4944924 ORSIN ------------- Disclaimer: Our business is vision, but my views are my own.
jmpiazza@sunybcs.UUCP (Joseph M. Piazza) (04/15/86)
In article <257@orsvax1.UUCP> brent@orsvax1.UUCP (Brent Chivers) writes: >> The only problem with mine is that the power button sticks >> somewhat, but I think it will loosen up with use. > >I received my Avatex 1200 earlier in the week, and mine also >has a sticking power switch. I think it's not quite centered >in the front-panel hole, but it's a minor problem and I won't >bother with corrective surgery until the warranty expires. >(It's aready loosening up on its own.) > I've had mine for a week and I have no problems with any of the buttons but there is a slight but noticable gap in one of the corners between the top and bottom of the case. >...For $99, I'm satisfied. I got mine officaly for $150 form my local dealer but included a cable. They also threw in Online!, which though not spectacular, does about everything you'd want it to, for another $50. That's $200 for 1200 baud modem, cable, and communication softwere -- not bad at all. Flip side, joe piazza