Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!seismo!sundc!pitstop!sun!amdcad!ames!ll-xn!mit-eddie!interlan!pflaum From: pflaum@interlan.UUCP (Greg Pflaum) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems Subject: Re: ZOOM modem Summary: mine is ok so far Message-ID: <568@interlan.UUCP> Date: 28 Sep 88 17:09:00 GMT References: <219100001@iapic.cvm.uiuc.edu> Reply-To: pflaum@interlan.UUCP (Greg Pflaum) Organization: MICOM-Interlan, Boxborough, MA (1-800-LAN-TALK) Lines: 21 >I would like to buy a modem for my Macintosh. >I have seen ads for the ZOOM MX2400 modem. >Has anyone used one of these? How do they perform? >Any comments would be appreciated. > > maryann berg (mab@iapic.cvm.uiuc.edu) I bought the external 2400 bps Zoom last week for $139 and have had no problems so far. I've used it for about 5 hours and have had no transmission or reception errors. I haven't used it on any known bad lines, though. I was averaging about 230 cps -- I'd attribute the less than perfect efficiency to software. The modem claims 100% Hayes compatibility :-). The S registers are documented, but I haven't used a genuine Hayes 2400 for comparison. The documentation doesn't describe the RS-232C pinouts, but otherwise it is complete and well written. Greg Pflaum Interlan Inc. {mit-eddie, sun}!interlan!pflaum