gjphw@mhuxo.UUCP (WYANT) (06/24/86)
It is now time for me to take the plunge and replace my 300 baud modem with
a 1200 baud one. Does anyone have any experience with, or hearsay evidence
about, the Avatex 1200 baud modem? It operates at either 300 or 1200 baud and
retails through a mail-order house for $89, making the Avatex the least
expensive 1200 baud modem I have seen so far. We own an Atari 520ST with
upgrades of TOS in ROM and 1 Mb of memory.
Send email, and thanks for the comments.
Patrick Wyant
AT&T Bell Laboratories
Naperville, IL
*!ihnp4!{mhuxo,ihwld}!gjphwwalt@rclex.UUCP (Walter L. Weber) (06/28/86)
In article <1204@mhuxo.UUCP>, gjphw@mhuxo.UUCP (WYANT) writes: > > Does anyone have any experience with, or hearsay evidence > about, the Avatex 1200 baud modem? I purchased one out of a group of 10 people. None of them has reported any difficulty; I used mine to replace our hayes for DIAL-IN on our Unix system for 2 weeks while the Hayes was out for warranty repair, and am using the Avatex 1200 now for dial-out from my 520ST. I recommend it highly for dial-in operation in an unattended mode, or for dial-out when it is right along side of your 520. Do not expect to find the full Hayes set -- it does not support any register settings, escape to command level using "+++", etc, which is why it will work fine for dial out if the modem is within finger's reach for disconnecting from a line, etc. Walt Weber UUCP: {harvard,ll-xn}!rclex!walt Ridge Computers PHONE: (617) 861-6000 Lexington, Mass. COMPUSERVE: 76515,2423 -- Walt Weber UUCP: {harvard,ll-xn}!rclex!walt Ridge Computers PHONE: (617) 861-6000 Lexington, Mass. COMPUSERVE: 76515,2423
john@c3pe.UUCP (07/08/86)
I have been using an Avatex 1200 modem for about 6 months now, and have only a few complaints. First thing, when I use it as a dial in for my Altos system, it will go into some sort of sick mode after waiting for a call for too long (too long being around 30 minutes). At this point, the HS and RD lights will stay on until I turn it off and back on. I have also noticed that if you use it for too long (greater than 6 to 8 hours), it tends to mix garbage with the data. Also, it should have a detachable phone cord and a much sturdier power cord receptacle. I couldn't tell you if the first 2 problems are for just my modem, or if they apply to all Avatex modems. Another thing, I can't figure out how to tell the modem to stop saying CONNECT or CONNECT 1200 when someone dials in. This makes my Altos think that someone is try to login on user CONNECT... Anyone out there know how to shut off its messages (all of them)? -- John P. Landahl III ..!seismo!dolqci!hqhomes!john ..!seismo!decuac!c3pe!john