SJS132@psuvm.psu.edu (02/03/91)
First, Thanks to All who replied about the problem with my old Avatex 1200Hc... It turned out to just be the one relay on the On/off hook line... I shorted out the relay a few times with the modem on, and on line, (By this, I mean I used a jumper to open and close the contacts of the relay... not really SHORTING it, but operating it...) Anyways, First it didnt want to open/close... was always open... then, after repeting it over and over, I finally got it to open and close... it was slow at first, but great now! I guess it was just frozen in the open position... It did look like the solder points were blackend a bit, so I'm sure it was caused by some type of voltage spike! I now Have a line protector on ALL of my phone lines! Two... What EVer became of AVATEX? I loved my Avatex 1200HC... And when I did go to upgrade to a 2400, I couldn't even find the AVATEX name in the computer shopper listing of modems! Did they just sink like Atlantis? gone from the world, just like that? seems ashame... I used my AVATEX for 2 Years with no prob, till that voltage spike stuff, and now that I got it back up to par, It still works Great! well, Any info as to their demise, will greatly be appriciated! -Steve Ps... The New 2400 is doing fine.. Its MXE-2400, Made by a comp called CALPAK... Works great, my modem software tells me its a 100% Hayes modem... Compared to the Avatex 1200Hc, that it reported as a "Generic Modem" ... Only thing, is the company that sells it and provides for the Doc's, TOTALLY Left out what the 4 Dip Switches are for... anyone konw... Seems its not to set the modem defaults, I do that with software, and then save it to its Non-Viol. Memory, to load at power up! Nifty.... and I can even jump back to the factory settings, if all goes bad!
luce@aurs01.UUCP (J. Luce) (02/04/91)
I am using 2 Avatex 2400E modems right now. Purchased 1 from Midwest
Micro (the people with ALL those ad pages in the Computer Shopper) and 1
from Computer Whiz in Bellevue, Washington. It works great. I know they
had 2400 Synch/Async as well as a 9600. But you are right, I haven't
seen much about them since Megatronics in Utah seems to have disappeared
(where I bought my original 1200E). I am another Avatex fan.
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