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From: sidlives@bucsb.UUCP (David Rho)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Practical Peripherals 2400 baud modem (PM2400SA)
Message-ID: <1787@bucsb.UUCP>
Date: 21 Jun 88 17:16:39 GMT
References: <1994@pt.cs.cmu.edu> <22253@think.UUCP>
Reply-To: sidlives@bucsb.bu.edu (David Rho)
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac
Organization: Boston Univ Comp. Sci.
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>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 MODEM.
In article <22253@think.UUCP> ephraim@vidar.think.com.UUCP (ephraim vishniac) writes:
>And I would recommend exactly the opposite.

I agree.  I have had my PM2400SA for about three months now and it
has worked fine.


> The signal quality is excellent.  The overwhelming
>majority of transmission errors that I've seen were due to my wife
>picking up another phone. 

Now, I wouldn't say that the quality is excellent.  Good, but not
excellent.  I get a great deal of line noise from my refrigirator, but
I guess I can't do much about it.  (I did have the same problems
with all my other modems, so I am not complaining)

Overall, I am pleased with my purchase.

I also wanted to ask a question.

Is it possible (or advisable) to run two terminal programs at the
same time with two modems under multifinder?

David Rho

Disclaimer:  You have your opinion, and I have mine.