indra@utai.UUCP (Indra Laksono) (09/07/84)
This should be the final list of replies to my modem request. > From utcsrgv!dave Wed Aug 29 23:55:49 1984 > > AST Data of Thornhill is selling the Signalman, and will > sell the USR Password once it's got DOC approval. I think they want > $600 for either. Call Ken Shipman (731-2906) and mention my name if > you like. > > Teleterm is selling the Switchcom modems cheap ($500 range); they > should also be available through the U of T bookstore. I tried one > out - they cut a lot of corners. > > For a *nice* modem which behaves well but isn't woildly expensive, > try the General Datacomm 212A/ED, which is what we're getting for our > CAI project at the Law Society. > > Dave Sherman > The Law Society of Upper Canada > 947-3466 > utcsrgv!dave or utcsrgv!lsuc!dave > > > From utcsrgv!ihnp4!bradley!brad Wed Aug 29 19:27:56 1984 > > > I like my mark XII. Carnegie-Mellon recommends it to their students > (i.e. it is the only one they sell in the campus computer store). > > I have seen them in BYTE for $230. > > ------- > > > From utcsrgv!utzoo!watmath!clyde!abnjh!tptest Thu Sep 6 02:55:44 1984 > > About 7 months ago, there was a big debate about the > Signalman MK XII being unable to send a break (low) > signal. Current models have this problem corrected, > but old models may still be for sale. Be sure that > the XII you buy can send a break. Other than that, > all comments that I have seen about the modem have > been positive. > > > > Hmm. Maybe it's not too bad ater all. {quite a few nets}!utcsrgv!utai!indra ( Indra Laksono @ U o Toronto,Ont)