Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site pedsgd.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!vax135!petsd!pedsgd!bobh From: bobh@pedsgd.UUCP (Bob Halloran) Newsgroups: net.micro Subject: Re: The 1200/2400 baud question. Message-ID: <325@pedsgd.UUCP> Date: Fri, 25-Oct-85 07:51:35 EDT Article-I.D.: pedsgd.325 Posted: Fri Oct 25 07:51:35 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 26-Oct-85 05:37:41 EDT References: <2251@sdcc6.UUCP> Organization: Perkin-Elmer, Tinton Falls, NJ Lines: 22 In article <2251@sdcc6.UUCP> ir320@sdcc6.UUCP (ir320) writes: >Should I or shouldn't I? I am looking into the purchase of a modem to >replace this 300 baud beast I'm using now. I have the option of getting a >USR 2400 for around $380, but I've heard that these things are unreliable. >Am I better off sticking with 1200 baud in the more reliable USR Password >1200 or should I try the 2400? Am I better off with a Hayes 2400 unit >(provided this is really a 300/1200/2400 unit). How well built are the >USR 2400 units? My experience w/ the Password 1200 has been uneven, at best. If you were to go with a Hayes-clone 1200, there are probably others to look at. On the other hand, I have seen VERY favorable reports on their 2400 baud beastie. If the dollars are available, I'd say buy the Courier. Bob Halloran Sr MTS, Perkin-Elmer DSG ============================================================================= UUCP: {decvax, ucbvax, most Action Central}!vax135\ {topaz, pesnta, princeton}!petsd!pedsgd!bobh USPS: 106 Apple St M/S 305, Tinton Falls NJ 07724 DDD: (201) 758-7000 Disclaimer: My opinions are my own. Quote: "Delay is preferable to error." - Thomas Jefferson