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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
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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.)











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