BEC.SHAPIN@ECLA.USC.EDU (Ted Shapin) (07/13/88)
I recently bought a MAX 2400 modem made by Maxon Systems, (415)377- 0202, Foster City, CA, a subsidiary of a Korean company. Our computer club made a group purchase and we paid $100 each. This is an external modem with lights, a volume control, and separate power supply. It works at 300, 1200, and 2400 baud and uses the Hayes AT command set. It also handles synchronous transmission at 1200 and 2400. It is fast at recognizing busy tones. It has forward error correction which it can use automatically if talking to another Maxon modem or this feature can be disabled. It comes with a well-written manual, good for novice users. I have used it to call a number of different BBS's and mainframe modems. The first unit I got gave garbage characters at 2400 baud on some systems. I exchanged it for a second unit which works very well. This seems to be a new design since I have a serial number in the 500's. I would recommend it, provided you have the opportunity to test it and exchange it if there is a problem. -------