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From: dorourke@polyslo.UUCP (David M. O'Rourke)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Practical Peripherals 2400 baud modem
Message-ID: <2425@polyslo.UUCP>
Date: 11 May 88 07:46:55 GMT
References: <8805102222.AA06290@decwrl.dec.com>
Reply-To: dorourke@polyslo.UUCP (David O'Rourke)
Organization: Cal Poly State University -- San Luis Obispo
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In article <8805102222.AA06290@decwrl.dec.com> long@mosaic.dec.com (Now HE will ask the questions!) writes:
>  can anyone comment on the Practical Peripherals 2400 baud modem being
>offered by MacConnection for, I think, $189?  

  Well this message was sent to you buy one that's almost a year old with
no problems as of yet.  And SmartCom II 3.0 just loves it to death.  It
thinks it's a REAL smartmodem.

>  I'd like to buy a 2400 baud modem soon, and am concerned about the
>following things:
>  - AT command set compatiblility.

   No problems as of yet.

>  - noise immunity.

   No problems, but I'm not qualified to evaluate this aspect of a modems
performance.

>  - ability to do pulse or tone dialing.

   Both!

>  - and, most important, the ability to mix pulse and tone in the
>same dial command.  for example, the command I use to log into the
>computer at work is:  ATDP####### W DT######## because my home line is
>pulse but the second dial tone (after the "W"ait command) requires tone.

   Don't know, never tried it.  But it is compatible with Hayes, so if you
can do it on a Hayes, you should be able to do it on this modem.  The company
claims they will give you your full purchase price back if their modem won't
do something the same *type* model hayes will.

   I have no affiliation with PP other than an extremely satisfied customer.


David M. O'Rourke

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