spector@acf3.UUCP (David HM Spector) (05/11/87)
I am thinking of getting one of those tiny "Migent" portable modems.
Has anyone out there had any experience with them?
Please respond directly to me, if there's sufficient response, I summarize
to the net.
Thanks,
David
David HM Spector
NYU/acf Systems Group
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UUCP: ...!{allegra, seismo, rocky}!cmcl2!spectorevan@ndcheg.UUCP (05/11/87)
In article <1060002@acf3.UUCP>, spector@acf3.UUCP (David HM Spector) writes: > I am thinking of getting one of those tiny "Migent" portable modems. > Has anyone out there had any experience with them? I just bought one from Warehouse Data Products for $99 and was very pleased with it's performance. Remeber that this modem has no on/off switch (turns itself on by sensing the 5V signal in RS-232 line), speaker, or status lights. In addition, it runs on a 9V battery which will run down in about 10 hours. I read in PC WEEK that Migent is working on an improved version with a longer battery life and speaker. Also, they plant to release a 2400 baud unit. Migent also supplies an AC adapter unit to run the modem off wall current and BITCOM communications software. If you plan to connect the modem to a standard PC serial port, you won't need a cable. The modem as a female 25 pin connector which will attach directly to a PC male connector. I found that the plastic frame around the serial port on a Zenith 181 laptop got in the way. Fortunately, Migent also sends along a short 25 pin-25 pin cable as well as a 25 pin-9 pin cable for AT owners. I never did use the BITCOM software but the modem performed well with Procomm at both 300 and 1200 baud on the Zenith 181 and my PC's Ltd Turbo PC. Evan Bauman University of Notre Dame ..!seismo!iuvax!ndmath!ndcheg!evan
hrlaser@pnet02.CTS.COM (Harv Laser) (05/13/87)
David, have you looked at the recent issue of PC Magazine wherein they
did an extremely comprehensive "road test" of over 80 different modems?
The Mignet was included in those tests. I believe it was an April 87
issue. Check it out... interesting reading!
Harv
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