rlcarr@athena.mit.edu (Rich Carreiro) (07/13/88)
Hello, I am considering buying a 2400 baud modem. I want one that is Hayes-compatible. I've heard of one by Supra and by US Something-or-other. Could you fellow netters send me info on them or any other 2400 baud modems. Mention price, degree of hayes compatibility, performance, and what cable I need to connect to an Amiga 1000. If they are sold at mail order places, please mention which mail order place and their price. Please send email, I will summarixe to the net. Thanks! ARPA: rlcarr@athena.mit.edu UUCP: ...!mit-eddie!athena.mit.edu!rlcarr BIT: rlcarr%athena.mit.edu@mitvma.mit.edu ******************************************************************************* * Rich Carreiro "...and she's buying a stairway to heaven." * * rlcarr@athena.mit.edu - "Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zeppelin * *******************************************************************************
mitchell@janus.berkeley.edu (Evan Mitchell) (07/18/89)
I've decided to get a modem. Question, are all 2400 baud, fully Hayes- compatible modems with 2+ yr. warrenty, the same? What about the Zoom modem for $119.00? Anything better in that price range? Also, are there any good (or not so good) Amiga BBS's in the 415 (Berkeley) area code? -Evan
erk@americ.UUCP (Erick Parsons) (07/20/89)
From: mitchell@janus.berkeley.edu (Evan Mitchell) Message-ID: <30080@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> >I've decided to get a modem. Question, are all 2400 baud, fully Hayes- >compatible modems with 2+ yr. warrenty, the same? What about the Zoom >modem for $119.00? Anything better in that price range? Also, are there ?any good (or not so good) Amiga BBS's in the 415 (Berkeley) area code? >-Evan Supra Modem 2400 is another good choice. I don't know what they are selling for now but I bought mine for 149.00 about a year ago and am very pleased with it. It is VERY Hayes compatible and has VERY good documentation. 9+ -- ------------------ // -----------Cut-Here---------------------------------- Erick Parsons // Words for the wise: *If it works don't fix it.* Sacramento Ca // mail to: ...pacbell!sactoh0!americ!erk ------------- \\// --------------------------------------------------------
lee@sed170.HAC.COM (John Lee ) (07/21/89)
In article <30080@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> mitchell@janus.berkeley.edu (Evan Mitchell) writes: >I've decided to get a modem. Question, are all 2400 baud, fully Hayes- >compatible modems with 2+ yr. warrenty, the same? What about the Zoom >modem for $119.00? Anything better in that price range? Also, are there >any good (or not so good) Amiga BBS's in the 415 (Berkeley) area code? > >-Evan I purchased a Zoom modem at the Macworld Convention this spring (horrors of horrors! A traitor among the Amiga throng?!?! No, I have a semi-rabid Mac friend who invited me along *and* paid for my ticket. I seldom refuse freebies. :-)) and I used it from my dorm room (Cheney Hall, Unit 1) to dial up to the Berkeley campus EECS systems with absolutely no problems (Evans Hall and Cory Hall Portselectors both support 2400 baud). I also called outside BBS's, again with no problems. Needless to say, I was extremely pleased with the higher speed (I also have a 1200 baud SmartCat) and with the price. I must admit I was somewhat hesitant because of the low price and of the unit's low-cost case, but then Zoom's reputation seemed to be good and the one-year warrenty helped convince me. The Zoom modem's command set is a subset of Hayes, but all the critical commands are there. Specifically missing are some of the more exoteric S registers. I forget what other commands are missing. I don't miss them. I'm now thinking of buying a Trailblazer so I can set my Amiga up as a UUCP node and have a reasonable phone bill. I understand that some type of discount is available if you are a "registered" UUCP node. Does anyone know the details? As for BBS's, see Computer Currents and MicroTimes. A good one (if you can get through) is the AAA BBS. Another is the Winner's Circle BBS. Unfortunately, I don't have the numbers with me. --John Lee ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Raining CATS and DOGS? Join the RATS: Remote Amiga Teleconferencing System +--------+ John Lee | HUGHES | +--------+ ARPAnet: jhlee@hac2arpa.hac.com Hughes Aircraft Company The above opinions are those of the user and not of those of this machine.