tenny@ootool.dec.com (Dave Tenny) (03/19/91)
I've discovered that my "Hayes Compabible" modem isn't what was advertised. Since I have to buy a new modem, and I'd like it to run UUCP on my NeXT, would the people who successfully use UUCP heavily please post the modems they enjoy using? (Particularly 2400 baud modems). Any information on cost and source for the modems is appreciated too. Dave
dennis@cpac.washington.edu (Dennis Gentry) (03/19/91)
From: tenny@ootool.dec.com (Dave Tenny) Date: 18 Mar 91 19:47:44 GMT I've discovered that my "Hayes Compabible" modem isn't what was advertised. Since I have to buy a new modem, and I'd like it to run UUCP on my NeXT, would the people who successfully use UUCP heavily please post the modems they enjoy using? (Particularly 2400 baud modems). Any information on cost and source for the modems is appreciated too. Depends on how much you want to spend, but I really like the Telebit t2500, or even the t1600. I hear they can be had for around $750 (t2500) or $500 (t1600). The nice thing about the t2500 is that it does both PEP (telebit's proprietary, very high performance protocol for use with uucp) and v.32 (ordinary 9600 baud for interactive use). The t1600 does v.32 too, but no PEP. If you just want a 2400 baud modem, most any Hayes Smartmodem clone ought to do. I used to buy modems on a regular basis by calling 1-800-USA-FLEX, but I did have an obnoxious return problem with them once (they sold me an "MNP error correcting" modem that consisted of a regular modem plus a floppy disk for an IBM PC MNP program, and didn't want to take it back). Dennis (writing strictly for myself, of course)
lclarke@questor.wimsey.bc.ca (Lawrence Clarke) (03/21/91)
tenny@ootool.dec.com (Dave Tenny) writes: > > I've discovered that my "Hayes Compabible" modem isn't what was advertised. > Since I have to buy a new modem, and I'd like it to run UUCP on my NeXT, > would the people who successfully use UUCP heavily please post the > modems they enjoy using? (Particularly 2400 baud modems). > > Any information on cost and source for the modems is appreciated too. > > Dave I've used a Packard Bell 2400plus modem which I bought at Costco for $139.00 canadian. It worked fine for UUCP on my NeXTstation with 105mb and 2.0 of NeXTstep, provided I only poll for mail (ie. call out for mail pickup and delivery). There's a bug in 2.0 of the o/s which hangs the serial port of someone calls in to your NeXT for UUCP mail. The bug is fixed in 2.1 of the o/s. I've just upgraded my modem to a InterFax 24/96 NX fax modem, not because the Packard Bell wouldn't work, but so I could use the fax options in NeXTstep. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * lawrence_clarke@questor.uucp | c/o TRIUMF Operations Group * * larry@erich.triumf.ca | University of British Columbia * * Compuserve: 70441,1776 | 4004 Wesbrook Mall * * Phone: +1 604 275-5902 | Vancouver, British Columbia * * FAX: +1 604 275-4184 | Canada V6T 2A3 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *