[comp.sys.atari.8bit] MODEMS +

Blic3:;@Score.Stanford.EDU:"8440827 (02/04/87)

  I AM LOOKING FOR A MODEM SETUP THAT I CAN RUN WITH MY ATARI 400 WITH
32K.  I AM ABOUT TO GIVE IN TO THE ATARI MODEM(300 BAUD) BUT I THINK THAT
THIS IS GOING TO BE TOO SLOW.  I HAVE HEARD RUMORS THAT ATARI IS COMMING
OUT WITH A 1200 BAUD IN FEBRUARY FOR THE 8 BITS.  ANYONE KNOW ANYTHING
ABOUT THIS?  ALSO, WHAT KIND OF SOFTWARE IS AVAILABLE THAT WILL RUN ON
32K AND STILL HAVE SOME FLEXIBILITY?  ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE ME IN THIS
AREA WOULD BE APPRECIATED.

                             THANKS IN ADVANCE,

                                     DAVE KINSMAN
                                     8440827@WWU.CSNET
                                     WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

jhs@MITRE-BEDFORD.ARPA.UUCP (02/07/87)

I can't help you with the Atari 1200 baud modem, but you might consider the
Avatex 1200 as an alternative.  I have been using one for many months now, and
it has worked flawlessly.  The only time I have ever seen character errors is
when my wife picks up another extension by mistake.  The Avatex is available
for less than $80 from some sources and does autodial, autoanswer, autobaud.
It follows the Hayes standard well enough that most programs will work with
it.  It has a bank of back-panel switches which let you set up the handshake
signals like Data Terminal Ready (DTR) in hardware if your software doesn't
know what to do.  I have found this VERY useful for quickly identifying why a
terminal emulator program doesn't work.  And fixing it, too, without having to
rewrite it or rewire the cable.

It does NOT have a built-in speaker, but DOES have a jack for connecting a
phone to it (so you can listen to call progress on the phone if you wish).

-John Sangster
jhs@mitre-bedford.arpa