Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!att!ucbvax!NIHCU.BITNET!RAF
From: RAF@NIHCU.BITNET ("Roger Fajman")
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re:  wanted to buy:  a reliable modem
Message-ID: <8809241202.AA20344@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>
Date: 19 Sep 88 17:44:04 GMT
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> Unfortunately, most of the PC-oriented low-cost modems are trash.
> The one really good modem I have found in the low end market is the
> Racal-Vadic 1200V.  It's not fancy, but it supports all the RS232
> signals correctly, does well on noisy lines, and these days it should
> be very inexpensive.  (I paid $200 apiece for them about three years
> ago.)

I agree with you about the general quality level of low cost modems.
I would put the 1200V in that category too, however.  I tried it when
it came out a few years ago and found that it would not transmit break
signals and lost its option settings when powered off.