jdr@sloth.mlb.semi.harris.com (Jim Ray) (03/26/91)
Strange request I realize -- but, I have a friend that needs to communicate with other trailblazer sites. Unfortunately for him, some company politial situation will not allow him to purchase Telebit modems. So, are there ANY PEP compatable modems other than telebit???? Thanks, in advance..... -- Jim Ray Harris Semiconductor Internet: jdr@semi.harris.com PO Box 883 MS 62B-022 Phone: (407) 729-5059 Melbourne, FL 32901
erhall@cdp.UUCP (03/27/91)
Jim Ray (jdr@semi.harris.com) writes: >Strange request I realize -- but, I have a friend that needs to >communicate with other trailblazer sites. Unfortunately for him, some >company politial situation will not allow him to purchase Telebit >modems. So, are there ANY PEP compatible modems other than >telebit???? If your friend can purchase Telebit modems that are sold under another name, he may be in luck. Four years (and two jobs) ago, I worked at a place that had a set of rack-mount Trailblazers -- except that someone else's name was on it. Trouble is, for the life of me I can't remember what major modem manufacturer OEM'd them from Telebit. The best guess is that it was either Codex or Microcom. Inmac or Black Box also used to sell Trailblazer modems under their own label, but their latest catalogs don't contain them anymore. However if your friend is afraid of repercussions if this trick is discovered for what it is, he's out of luck. Only Telebit makes PEP modems. The best he could do would be to purchase a decent V.32(bis) modem and hope the remote Telebits will negotiate with it to an acceptable speed. Earl Hall | via PeaceNet: | GEnie: ERHALL Chicago IL | cdp!erhall@labrea.stanford.edu | +1 312 685 9735
mark@grout.UUCP (Mark Oberg) (03/27/91)
In article <1991Mar26.060842.3978@mlb.semi.harris.com> jdr@sloth.mlb.semi.harris.com (Jim Ray) writes: >Strange request I realize -- but, I have a friend that needs to >communicate with other trailblazer sites. Unfortunately for him, some >company politial situation will not allow him to purchase Telebit >modems. So, are there ANY PEP compatable modems other than >telebit???? > >Thanks, in advance..... > >Jim Ray Harris Semiconductor >Internet: jdr@semi.harris.com PO Box 883 MS 62B-022 >Phone: (407) 729-5059 Melbourne, FL 32901 The PEP technology is licensed to a few other companies (or OEM modems manu- factured for them). VenTel used to have one and DCA has ones called Fastlink. Your friend is still buying Telebit, but at least it wont *say* Telebit on the box..... Mark -- Mark Oberg - Voice: Northstar Telecom, Inc. (301) 964-0505 UUCP: uunet!grout!mark Fidonet: 1:109/506 & 1:261/1067 BBS: No Place Like Home - (301) 596-6450 & (301) 730-9072