Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!bellcore!faline!thumper!ulysses!andante!mit-eddie!bloom-beacon!gatech!udel!princeton!phoenix!svpillay From: svpillay@phoenix.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Practical Peripherals 2400 baud modem (PM2400SA) Message-ID: <3146@phoenix.Princeton.EDU> Date: 22 Jun 88 20:07:43 GMT References: <1994@pt.cs.cmu.edu> <5517@pucc.Princeton.EDU> Reply-To: svpillay@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Kanthan Pillay) Organization: The Institution for the Temporarily Intelligent Lines: 43 In article <5517@pucc.Princeton.EDU> 6029334@pucc.Princeton.EDU writes: >In article <1994@pt.cs.cmu.edu>, dtw@f.gp.cs.cmu.edu (Duane Williams) writes: > >> >>The PM2400SA modem is one of the least expensive 2400 baud modems being sold >>for the Mac. It should be. It doesn't work very well. It works fine at >>1200 baud, but who buys a 2400 baud modem to run at 1200. At 2400 baud this >>modem is intolerant of line noise. I would recommend that people AVOID THIS > > > > >Duane, >I suggest you got a dud. Mine's been working fine at 2400 baud for the >nine months I've had it. Never found a glitch in text transmission. >Only once noticed a possible glitch in binary transmission, but it was >caught by the software and retransmitted (that portion, anyway). >Either I'm lucky or you're not! > Likewise. I've had mine for about 9 months and have found it to be clearer at 2400 baud than a Hayes Smartmodem at 1200. Maybe I got lucky too. In fact, the only complaint I have about the PM2400SA is that the manual was obviously written for a (gag) DOS user. (Standard disclaimers about no link to Prac. Perip. or Hayes.) -- Do I really need a signature?