8440827@wwu.CSNET (Kinsman David J) (05/27/86)
Hi,
I was wondering if anyone out there could recomend a good modem for the
Atari 400(32k). I want to use it to talk to a Vax mainframe that we use
here at school. It would be nice if it supported both 300 and 1200 baud.
Any info would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Dave
Western Washington University
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The other Washington(the state!)jhs@disunix.UUCP.UUCP (05/29/86)
For Dave at Western Washington Univ. and anyone else who needs a modem for their Atari 8-bitter. I recently bought the Avatex 1200 modem for my 800XL and have found it to be more than satisfactory. It sells for under $100, possibly quite a bit under if you get a group purchase together. I paid $80 but that was kind of a favor from a dealer who is also an Atari enthusiast. The Avatex 1200 is a Hayes-compatible (except for a couple of fine points) 1200-baud modem with autodial and autoanswer capability. The Avatex is available quite widely. Two sources I can point you at are Rick Pommet, Nelson Communications, Inc. (617) 738-6000 Paul Swanson, Nite Lite Systems Inc. (617) 663-4463 If you want to avoid buying a separate interface, Nite Lite Systems sells a modified version of the Avatex 1200 which includes an interface similar to the "R-verter". The modified modem-plus-interface price is a bit higher, and you would have to get a quotation from Paul Swanson on it. Again, a group purchase would probably cut the price. If you want to buy a genuine Atari 850 interface, they can be obtained (last time I tried) at CSC, Inc., Hightstown NJ, (609) 448-8889. The price was $109 when I bought mine a few months ago. The 850 provides 4 serial ports and one Centronics parallel port. It is the most standard way to go and runs with most commercial Atari software. -John Sangster jhs@mitre-bedford.arpa