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- From: rsm@world.std.com (Robert Marlan)
- Subject: Re: Hayes Optima or Intell 440/e ???
- Message-ID: <C0Az3x.IMs@world.std.com>
- Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
- References: <1993Jan3.160902.9626@iscsvax.uni.edu> <105964@bu.edu>
- Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 00:09:33 GMT
- Lines: 28
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- heiser@acs.bu.edu (William Heiser) writes:
-
- >In article <1993Jan3.160902.9626@iscsvax.uni.edu> to5232@iscsvax.uni.edu writes:
- >>I am interested in buying a high speed modem. I have zeroed in on either
- >>a Hayes Optima 14.4k or a Intel Satisfaxtion 400/e. I can't seem to
-
- >What you mentioned about the Hayes/USR connections isn't true for the
- >Optima series. You're probably thinking of the V-series which does use
- >a proprietary protocol. I have succesfully connected to several USR DS's
- >at 14.4K with my Hayes Optima 144+FAX144.
-
- >I, too, compared the Optima 144 with the Intel 400/e. In favor of the Intel,
- >I noticed that they advertised a DTE/DCE rate of 115.2K. However I questioned
- >whether that would help much in my environment (Intel X86 machines). (i.e.
- >that's pretty fast for a PC, and that rate is so far above the DCE-DCE rate
- >anyway, .........)
-
- >In favor of the Hayes, it is (in my opinion) "more standard", and has
- >the capability of doing 14.4K in FAX mode, something that seems pretty
- >unusual.
-
- >I am still evaluating the Hayes. If it turns out the Hayes doesn't work
- >out, I'll either try the Intel or put more $$ down and go for a T3000.
-
- ? what about the USR 14.4 /16.8 ? I am considering all of the above and
- am curious why you are not considering the USR. What about the usr vs. the
- t-3000? thanks.
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