CSP1DWD@OAC.UCLA.EDU (Denis DeLaRoca 825-4580, 213) (09/05/90)
INTEL INTRODUCES $799 PLUG & PLAY 9600BPS MODEM WITH
V.32, V.42bis COMPATIBILITY, UP TO 38K THROUGHPUT
Hillsboro, Ore., August 27, 1990
Setting a new price/performance standard for V.32 modems,
Intel Corporation's Personal Computer Enhancement Operation
(PCEO) today announced a 9600bps V.32 modem that provides
error-free throughput of up to 38.4Kbps, conforms to
international modem standards and offers plug-and-play
convenience. The 9600EX Modem is available at $799 for IBM
personal computers and at $819 for Macintosh computers.
Both versions include free communications software.
"Exceptional performance and aggressive pricing make the
9600EX a breakthrough product for the already fast-growing
9600bps modem market", said Richard Gough, Intel PCEOs
communications business unit manager. By providing
throughput of up to 38.4Kbps, the 9600EX gives users up to
16 times the performance of a standard 2400bps modem at less
than three times the cost and it makes high speed modem
communications easier than ever before. It going to make a
lot of people think seriously about retiring their 2400bps
modems.
The 9600EX offers full compatibility with international
modem standards. It provides CCITT V.32 modulation and uses
advanced CCITT V.42bis data compression to compress data as
much as fourfold and produce effective throughput of as much
as 38.4Kbps. To ensure accurate data transmissions even
over noisy lines, the 9600EX supports the V.42 Link Access
Procedure for Modems (LAP-M) and the widely used Microcom
Networking Protocol (MNP) Levels 1-5. For communicating
with the installed base of older modems, the 9600EX provides
automatic speed selection and is compatible with standards
for 9600bps, 4800bps, 2400bps, 1200bps and 300bps modems.
"The 9600bps world has been plagued by proprietary protocols
that left users wondering whether their high speed modem
would be able to communicate with other modems", said Gough.
By combining advanced data compression and full support for
international standards with Intel's five-year warranty and
technical support, the 9600EX offers the maximum in high
performance and peace of mind.
The 9600EX installs without jumpers or switches and comes
configured to take advantage of advanced modem features,
rather than requiring users to modify the default
configuration to use any but the simplest features. Free
modem software configured for the 9600EX further simplifies
installation and makes the modem immediately usable.
The 9600EX comes with free communications software,
Communications by Crosstalk. Crosstalk is a division of
Digital Communications Associates. Communications by
Crosstalk is a simplified version of Mk.4, the corporate de
facto standard for advanced communications software. The
9600EX Macintosh option comes with Quick Link II by Smith
Micro Software Inc., a popular Macintosh communications
package.
In addition to free communications software, the 9600EX
includes coupons for a free membership and $15 in usage time
on CompuServe and a free membership and one hour of free
usage time on the Dow Jones News/Retrieval service.
The 9600EX is an external, full-duplex modem for systems
with asynchronous communications support, such as the IBM
PC, XT, AT, PS/2 and compatibles. The 9600EX Macintosh
option includes a Macintosh serial cable. The modems can
operate as either synchronous or asynchronous devices over
dial-up or two-wire leased lines, allowing communications
with PCs, terminals, minicomputers and mainframes. Support
for the Hayes AT command set provides broad compatibility
with communications software packages.
High speed modems are the fastest growing segment of the
modem market. According to Dataquest, the V.32 segment is
expected to grow at a cumulative rate of 44 percent between
1989 and 1993, compared to eight percent growth for the
modem market as a whole. High speed modems are particularly
useful in desktop publishing, graphics, accounting and other
fields where users transfer large files, and for users of
on-line services, bulletin boards and corporate
communications networks.
The 9600EX and 9600EX Macintosh option are available in more
than 2,000 retail computer stores in the U.S. and Canada
beginning in September 1990. The products are covered by
Intel's five-year warranty, with technical support available
at (503) 629-7000 and through MCI Mail (INTEL SUPPORT) and
CompuServe (GO PCEO or 70307,461).bob@MorningStar.Com (Bob Sutterfield) (09/07/90)
Sigh. At least it was smaller than IBM's new product announcement. They both should have been in comp.newprod.
RAF@CU.NIH.GOV ("Roger Fajman") (09/07/90)
> Sigh. At least it was smaller than IBM's new product announcement. > They both should have been in comp.newprod. I'm interested in seeing such announcements here. They are far more interesting to me than discussions of Trailblazer S-register settings. I am seeing this through Info-Modems Digest on the Internet. Since I don't have access to Usenet, postings to comp.newprod are of no use to me.
campbell@Thalatta.COM (Bill Campbell) (09/08/90)
In article <9009060703.AA13842@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> CSP1DWD@OAC.UCLA.EDU (Denis DeLaRoca 825-4580, 213) writes:
:
: INTEL INTRODUCES $799 PLUG & PLAY 9600BPS MODEM WITH
: V.32, V.42bis COMPATIBILITY, UP TO 38K THROUGHPUT
:
: Hillsboro, Ore., August 27, 1990
:
: Setting a new price/performance standard for V.32 modems,
: Intel Corporation's Personal Computer Enhancement Operation
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I have been using DIGICOM v.32 modems for over a year now with a
$795.00 list price with no difficulties at all. I don't have the
specifics here (I'm not in my office as I read this), but can
send info to anyone interested.
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....hplsla----/ (206) 232-4164das@Apple.COM (David Shayer) (09/16/90)
I'm seriously thinking of buying 2 of these modems. Does anyone have any experience with them? (Mail order is only $550!) Also, any thoughts on V.42 versus MNP? Is V.42 going to become the world standard, or will MNP and others continue to slow the acceptance of a single standard? David
CSP1DWD@OAC.UCLA.EDU (Denis DeLaRoca 825-4580, 213) (09/19/90)
David, As I understand it, from messages over on the IBMCOM sig forum on Compuserve, there's some degree of variability in performance among V.32(V.42bis) modems as regards the implementation of V.42bis com- pression. You need not only a good implementation but also quite a bit of CPU horsepower, the Intel modem has a 16mhz 80188 processor. I suspect that one can not go wrong by buying some of the better known label v.32 modems such as Hayes and Intel, the latter offers a 5 year warranty and if it doesn't work as advertised they promise to take it back. I am sure Hayes has a similar warranty. Also, both Hayes and Intel offer online support on compuserve, a big plus to get you thru problems and configuration issues. As for prices, the CDW folks, advertised on PC Mag offer the Ultra Hayes 9600 modem for $765 cash, while the Intel 9600EX goes for $499 cash. -- Denis
pizzi@esacs.UUCP (Riccardo Pizzi) (09/19/90)
In article <44844@apple.Apple.COM>, das@Apple.COM (David Shayer) writes: > I'm seriously thinking of buying 2 of these modems. Does anyone > have any experience with them? (Mail order is only $550!) Can you please post the address I can ask for these modems?? The price sounds really good. Thanks Rick, ITALY -- Riccardo Pizzi @ ESA Software srl - ITALY uunet: ....mcsun!i2unix!esacs!pizzi voice: (0039) 541 741113 fax: (0039) 541 742153 UnixBBS: (0039) 541 27858 PEP
asp@uunet.UU.NET (Andrew Partan) (09/22/90)
UUNET is selling the Telebit T1500 (V.32, no PEP) for $629-. Contact uunet!modems (modems@uunet.uu.net) for more info. --asp@uunet.uu.net (Andrew Partan)
das@Apple.COM (David Shayer) (09/22/90)
In article <1209@esacs.UUCP> pizzi@esacs.UUCP (Riccardo Pizzi) writes: >Can you please post the address I can ask for these modems?? >The price sounds really good. I got this price from MacConnection. They take out big ads in most issues of MacWorld. David