nakata@jessica.stanford.edu (Lance Nakata) (08/19/89)
This is forwarded for a friend. Please send replies directly to him if possible. I can also forward replies if necessary. Thank you. Lance ***** begin forwarded message ***** Date: Fri, 18 Aug 89 22:44:25 EDT From: "William T. Katz" <wk5w@impcsun2.bme.virginia.edu> I am interested in buying a 2400-baud external modem for the (512KE) Macintosh with MNP-5 error correction. Two magazines that I know of, Byte (June '89) and MacWorld (July '89), featured articles on high-speed modems - the former did 2400-baud while the latter did 9600-baud modems. Practically all of the modems were expensive (from a grad student perspective, > $300). I recently called some of the big Mac mailorder houses and asked if they carried anything that would fit the bill. The results were: 1) Practical Peripherals 2400 baud w/ MNP-5 error correction (2400 MACO?). ~$225 2) InComm Midget 4800 baud ~$225 3) Promodem 2400M (not MNP-5) but MNP-5 chip will be available Sept 1. ~$200 + $50 chip. These modems were not featured in the articles mentioned above, and I have no information regarding which protocols they implement, what sort of throughput to expect, and how sensistive to noise they are. The InComm modem looks intriguing since it is a "4800" baud modem. I did check on one modem mentioned in the articles, an E-Tech Bullet modem. The Byte reviewers gave this modem a double thumbs-up and it was listed at $395 with educational people getting 20% off. However, when I asked a sales rep about connecting the modem to the Mac he said there were handshaking problems. I'm not too knowledgeable about modems ... I always thought that if you had the right cable (so the signals got routed from the PC to the right pins), the only other problem was tweaking the software. So if anyone out there has cheap 2400-baud MNP-5 modem information (actually, free information about cheap modems) regarding products, prices, and MAC compatability, I would appreciate some e-mail. If I get enough information, I will summarize the results and post it to the appropriate bulletin boards. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | William T. Katz (a.k.a. Bill the Kat) | wk5w@virginia.edu | | Univ. of Virginia MD/PhD Program | wk5w@davinci.acc.virginia.edu | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | "In spite of the cost of living, it's still popular." | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ***** end forwarded message *****