albert@KIM.BERKELEY.EDU.BERKELEY.EDU (02/24/86)
In March, '86 Byte Magazine, there is an ad on page 431 for a: CCITT V22, V22BIS, Bell 212A, and Bell 103 Compatible modem called the Zipper for $399. It says 2400 baud, but I guess from the compatibilities that it is 300 and 1200 also. It has a 2 year warranty. Does anyone know anything about it? Also, does anyone have any experience with Priority 1 Electronics (it's their ad). Anthony Albert ..!ucbvax!kim!albert albert%kim.berkeley.edu
mark%cbosgd.UUCP@SEISMO.CSS.GOV (Mark Horton) (03/02/86)
I ordered a Zipper from Priority 1. When it hadn't arrived in a few days, I called to find out why. It turns out that 2400 baud Zipper is in very short supply. The first shipment (of 30 modems) was in customs that day (Friday Feb 28) and the 30 modems were expected at Priority 1 Monday the 3rd. My order was apparently not in the first 100 on their list. They had no idea when the second shipment might arrive. They also tell me the Zipper is a Hayes clone - no extra features. What I'm really looking for is a 2400 baud Hayes compatible modem which also supports a reasonably user-friendly command set, with things like a prompt, echoing, and a help command. Things like the old Ventel or Penril are fine, but not Cermetek. I also need Hayes compatibility because I'm tired of not being able to use software that only knows how to dial a Hayes. MNP would be nice but isn't essential. I understand Prometheus has Hayes compatible modems with a user-friendly front end, but only goes to 1200 baud. Modem ads don't mention user friendly interfaces - apparently they all assume you have a program in your PC that handles all that. Foo. Any suggestions? Mark