jdpeek@RODAN.ACS.SYR.EDU (Jerry Peek) (03/27/89)
Byte Magazine had a review of the CompuCom 2400 baud internal modem... they said it was a great deal. The company keeps running ads... $95 for a 2400-baud modem, 30-day money-back guarantee. For $24 more they'll add their "Dynamic Impedance Stabilization" option that makes the modem "outperform the challengers, regardless of cost." Sounds too good to be true -- but are they right? Any complaints? Thanks... --Jerry Peek; Syracuse University Academic Computing Services; Syracuse, NY jdpeek@rodan.acs.syr.edu +1 315 443-3995
mfi@beach.cis.ufl.edu (Mark Interrante) (03/27/89)
In article <8903261513.AA01975@rodan.acs.syr.edu> jdpeek@RODAN.ACS.SYR.EDU (Jerry Peek) writes: >Byte Magazine had a review of the CompuCom 2400 baud internal modem... >they said it was a great deal. The company keeps running ads... >$95 for a 2400-baud modem, 30-day money-back guarantee. For $24 more >they'll add their "Dynamic Impedance Stabilization" option that makes >the modem "outperform the challengers, regardless of cost." Does anyone have any idea what the Dynamic Impedance Stabilization" option does? Inquiring minds want to know. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mark Interrante Software Engineering Research Center mfi@beach.cis.ufl.edu CIS Department, University of Florida 32611 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Imagine what it would be like if TV actually were good. It would be the end of everything we know." Marvin Minsky
davidsen@steinmetz.ge.com (Wm. E. Davidsen Jr) (03/29/89)
Good modems can be cheap. I just got two genuine Micom 2400 baud
external modems for $125 each. They have MNP class 4 and seem to be
pretty noise resistant even in the non-MNP mode. Setup for a UNIX system
was a trifle time consuming, but not all that bad. After one day
experience I'm happy. No telling how I'll feel after a month, but I can
use a screen editor at work now over some really crappy connections. My
non-MNP connect for a mail feed went slightly better than it did over my
old modems, but it's too early to tell.
I would assume that someone not married to the owner of a computer
store could get them for about $160, internal about $150. I'll report in
a month or so unless other people report their experience first.
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bill davidsen (wedu@crd.GE.COM)
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