pre1@sphinx.uchicago.edu (Grant Prellwitz) (11/11/87)
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Re: Zoom 2400HC
I have four of them sitting in the store where I work. Zoom telphonics has
been around since the late 70's ('77 I think). The modem (2400HC) is a
half-card with built in speaker, externally accessible volume control, extern.
speaker jack, 2 phone line connectors. It comes with ProComm
telecommunication software. I had me techie look at one tonight and he admits
(much to his chagrin) that it is well built physically. He is a dedicated
believer in MultiTech modems because of their ability to handle noisy lines
well (i.e. their robustness). That is something we have not been able to test
on these modems, unfortunately, and no magazine has done a comprehensive review
of them since they came out a month ago. If you are looking for an inexpensive
2400bps modem, however, I would have no wualms about recommending them. The
company does make a full length 2400bps modem that is very robust, but priced
at over $250. Last I talked to Zoom, they were talking about a week and a half
lead time before shipping because the modems are so popular.
Re: Practical Peripherals 2400 internal and external
The only other
modem that I have found that competes on a price basis is the Practical Periph.
2400 internal. I have found that it drops the first couple of characters on
most lines in an 8MHz 0ws PC-XT clone, however (Kaypro running Procomm or
Kermit 2.29). I called Pract. Periph. and they sent me a EPROM upgrade that
they said would cure it, but it was apparently for the stand alone modem and
didn't help. They second one they sent was also for the stand alone modem and
I haven't tried it. I would look pretty silly going to the customer's for a
second chip that does no better then the first.
I have no connection with either Zoom Telephonics or Practical Peripherals
other than having sold some of their modems. I own a Practical Peripherals
2400bps external, but will soon be upgrading to a MultiTech 2400bps internal
with MNP level 5, which none of these other modems have.
Grant Prellwitz
(Pomerleau Computing Systems)
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