GTHEALL@PENNDRLS.UPENN.EDU (George A. Theall) (10/10/89)
Comments: Rainbow Echomail from TONY BUSTOS Read: YES ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hi. I'm wondering... just what modem are you using? My RB and its USR 2400 have been up for four years continuously and my modem cable isn't even warm yet. Seems unnatural for the RB to fry the COMM port as often as yours apparen is. As for DEC, I'm sure it could be fixed - for (clearing throat) a reasonable fee. I picked up a DF03 for $50 (the case looks nice) that operates fine at 300 baud, but no go at 1200. I called DEC repair & asked the young lady there if it would be worth repairing. She assured me that it was and put me on hold while she looked up the rates. When she returned she said it could be one of two things wrong. One of the two boards would have to be replaced, but she didn't know which. Whichever the problem, she said it would cost either $550 or $650. I forget if that was with or without labor. When I stopped laughing, I told her about my Courier 2400 I had just bought new for $350. She said perhaps I should go buy another... --- * Origin: Long_Island RB (Opus 1:102/138) --- Via PCBGate v2.0a5