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From: daniel@blackhl.hacktic.nl (Daniel Ockeloen)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Binkleyterm not functioning properly!
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 92 11:31:42 GMT
Organization: The Black Hole BBS, Utrecht Holland
NewsSoftware: Rnf 0.6b

>From article <1992Aug21.121624.1461@lub001.lamar.edu>, by lairdpg@lub001.lamar.edu:
>> In article <Bt98Ju.1rA@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>, hucke@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (Matt Hucke) writes:
>>> I'm having a problem running Binkleyterm (2.50) with a Dallas Fax 14.4k 
>>> modem.  When in unattended mode, BT will not recognize the "ring" signals
[same problem zapped]

I helped 3 people on the net now with this problem so maybe a faq ?, your modem
is oke, you don't have a event running !.

edit the binkley.evt file [take all the demo lines out] and put this on in.

Event All 00:00-23:59 B C M

        B=BBS
        M=Mail
        C=Direct mail receive possible

> 
> TTYL
> Chris
> "Perplexed"
>

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From: sl9nf@cc.usu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: -<< MODEM INFO REQUESTED >>-
Date: 26 Aug 92 18:50:17 MDT
Organization: Utah State University

I recently purchased a Zoom V.32bis modem for usage on my bbs and I'm not in
the least bit pleased with its performance.  I'm now looking for something
more reliable and easily upgradable.  I've been considering a few other
modems, however, I would like some input from bbs operators using the
following high-speed modems: 

Practical Peripherals
USR
Supra
Zyxel

Any information you can provide will be very much appreciated...
 
                                            Thanks,
                                                -Frank

Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: haseka@aix.rpi.edu (Atilla A Hasekioglu)
Subject: Re:multimedia
Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 20:44:48 GMT

I wrote before:

I am looking for a multimedia software that compresses images and has mailing 
options. This should be in Xwindows. I have images in many formats.
I would like to be able to change their formats and have printouts. I also
would like to be able to view them. The software I am looking for should
have all these options. I also would like to have the option to decompress and
view the image from where it is sent by mail, so this will be a two sided
software that can be used both by the sender and receiver  side.
  If anybody can help me,I will very much appreciate it.



I found the multimedia software I was looking for from a colleague, if
anybody is interested.It is very useful. It is for SUN and performs the
compression in JPEG. It has file conversion facilities in GIF, PPM,PGM,
TIFF, SUN raster, XBM, XWD, FAX G3 formats. It has also an option to
change from these formats to PS format and you can later print it.
It also mails the compressed image by email. At the other end the receiver
can make necessary format changes and view the image. My colleague says
he is very happy with this product, and it is indeed very useful.
For the interested you can find this software from :
IBS
1223 Peoples Ave.
Troy, NY 12180
Tel : 518 276 4770
Fax: 518 276 6380

 The name of the software is MultiMailv1.0.


















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From: jfw@technix.mn.org (Jerry Wallace)
Subject: Re: Latency Question
Organization: Private System - Saint Paul, MN
Date: Wed, 02 Sep 1992 13:11:55 GMT

Steve M Lazarus writes:

> I missed the discussions in this group on modem latency. Can someone send
>me the measurements that were performed or provide a pointer to the 
>information.

Beware, the latency tests are no longer accurate for the Telebit
WorldBlazer.  There was a recent ROM upgrade to fix some published
problems as well as a number of things we didn't know were broken.
After this change, my WBs increased in performance slightly (to
where I expected it to be) and the reliability increased markedly.
I, for one, would like to see the latency tests re-run.
-- 
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Electronic: jfw@technix.mn.org   103 Healy Building
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Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: berger@atropa (Mike Berger)
Subject: Re: significance of class 2 fax or absence thereof?
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 16:48:14 GMT

oistony@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (Anthony M. Petro) writes:
>some posts here have spoken of class 2 fax as if it embodied "true" 
>fax capability, implying that class 1 is in some way insufficient.

>can someone shed some light on what i forfeit if i buy a non-class-2 
>faxmodem (like the scout+ which is class 1 only vs the supra)?
*----
It looks to me like you sacrifice some flexibility in what you can
send to the modem (ie: your CPU does a little more of the work), but
you don't sacrifice any capabilities.  Intel FAX modems run a
high level protocol called CAS.  Their co-processed FAX modems run
CAS internally, but their new external 400/e uses a CAS software
driver for the Class I command set.  It has all the same features
as the sophisticated co-processed versions.

In other words, the only people that suffer from Class I are
software developers producing FAX software.
--
	Mike Berger
	Department of Statistics, University of Illinois
	AT&TNET     217-244-6067
	Internet    berger@atropa.stat.uiuc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: fenner@postscript.cs.psu.edu (Bill Fenner)
Subject: Re: My buddies at USR
Organization: Penn State Computer Science
Distribution: na
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 00:30:55 GMT

In article <Btn698.32r@gator.rn.com> larry@gator.rn.com (Larry Snyder) writes:
|And [Telebit's] v.32bis throughput is about 10-15% less than what is possible
|with the USR v.32bis modems.   - Hmm -- throughput or pleasant people -
|too bad we can't have both :)

You can.  Try ZyXEL.

  Bill
-- 
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		wcf@hogbbs.scol.pa.us   (+1 814 238-9633 v.32bis)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: jeffo@uiuc.edu (J.B. Nicholson-Owens)
Subject: Re: Where can I get a Zoom product list?
Reply-To: jeffo@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (J.B. Nicholson-Owens)
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 16:56:38 GMT

I wrote:
> Where can I FTP or email or somehow get a complete Zoom product list
> with model numbers, descriptions of each modem and approximate list or
> street prices?

Thanks for the responses, I received the list I needed.
--
-- Jeff
-- jeffo@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu
From: Conrad_Nobili@Harvard.EDU (Conrad C. Nobili)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Best USR v32bis price
Date: 30 Aug 92 07:51:24 GMT
Followup-To: comp.dcom.modems
Distribution: usa
Organization: Harvard University Office for Information Technology

In article <l92qdcINNf8i@exodus.Eng.Sun.COM>, corson@dice.Eng.Sun.COM (Tom
Corson) wrote:

> I want to buy a USR v32bis modem with fax.  Can anyone out there point
> me to a vendor with the lowest price?

I haven't been following these prices closely for some while, but I
believe that Elek-Tek in Skokie, IL (sorry, this place is far too much
of a shithole at the moment for me to find a catalog -- call 800 info
to get their number...) has pretty good prices....

Conrad C. Nobili  N1LPM  Conrad_Nobili@Harvard.EDU  Harvard University OIT
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: tad@ssc.wa.com (Tad Cook)
Subject: Re: Caller ID
Organization: very little
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 17:45:20 GMT

In article <94515@bu.edu> nicos@cs.bu.edu (Nicos Kontopoulos) writes:
>
>How does caller-ID work?

The telco sends you the phone number of the calling party between
the first and second ring.  It uses FSK at some slow speed.  There
is no handshaking between your modem and the telco.  Your modem is
"passive."  You cannot do this with a standard modem, although
some new modems have this feature added.  Caller ID boxes cost
about $50.  I think there are some cheaper ones.
>
>My understanding thus far is that when I call someone with caller-ID,
>she/he can recognize my phone number. How is this achieved?

Their local exchange gets your phone number through some backbone
network (SS7?) and sends it to their caller ID box between the
first and second ring.  Not all exchanges send the ID, and
if the call is coming in long distance, it will probably not
ID, although this may change in the future.

>
>Isn't there a service provided by the phone company that does the
>same?

This IS the service provided by the phone company!



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From: gbcacm@ccs.northeastern.edu (grater boston chapter of the acm)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: leased line (?) modem questions
Date: 31 Aug 92 20:38:55 GMT
Organization: Comp. Sci. @ NU

In article <1992Aug27.185256.4836@klic.rain.com> keithl@klic.rain.com (Keith Lofstrom) writes:
>2)  Is there anything that describes the various levels of service (leased
>line, 3002, Type C conditioned, and so forth ) that are typically available?

These are described in Tariffs which are on file at the state office that
regulates utilities (Dept of Public Utilities, in MA). The state regulators
set rates, and telcos have to describe the service in their rate requests.
The tariffs are interesting, because there are some services telco offers
which they don't push (they want to get out of the business).

Peter Sherwood
(617) 332-8880
gbcacm@ccs.norhteastern.edu
From: moriarty@tc.fluke.COM (Jeff Meyer)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Intel SatisFAXtion 400/e Review
Keywords: v.32bis intel satisfaxtion modem lapm
Date: 31 Aug 92 20:02:34 GMT
Article-I.D.: tc.1992Aug31.200234.14444
Reply-To: moriarty@tc.fluke.COM (Jeff Meyer)
Organization: The John Fluke Mfg. Co.  /a.k.a. The Gizmonics Institute/

I've got an Intel SatisFAXtion 400 internal modem, and I would say that I am
also generally pleased with it.  My only major complaint is the need to have
a 64K memory-resident program in DOS memory for the board to work correctly,
even when running Windows.  I can see why it's necessary when sending and
recieving faxes in DOS, but most of this code could have been placed in a
Windows DLL, and not eaten up yards of DOS memory.

Also, I've had some problems with the Modem not allowing the phone to ring
before picking it up.  But outside of that -- works like a charm, and seems
to connect with everything I've called up so far.

                           "Wow!  He brought me the head of Evander
                            Holyfield!"
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INTERNET:     moriarty@tc.fluke.COM
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From: mju@mudos.ann-arbor.mi.us (Marc Unangst)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Word of Advice
Date: 25 Aug 92 23:25:02 GMT
Organization: The Programmer's Pit Stop, Ann Arbor MI

In article <9208250703.AA04647@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> MLPOWE01@ULKYVM.LOUISVILLE.EDU (Michael Powell) writes:
>Resist the temptation and buy something worth your money...not a $350 (or
>whatever the price) paper weight.  I've gone through three and number three
>will probably go out this afternoon...none have worked.  Instead of seeing
>some LD savings (over 2400 baud), I've paid lots more to send this damn thing
>back and forth between here and Oregon....it isn't worth the stress.

Well, my Supra V.32bis FAXmodem has worked fine ever since I got it.
(Well, I take that back.  No, it isn't perfect.  The speaker has
started to go, I think -- it's starting to sound distorted on carrier
tones, whereas when I first got it it worked fine.  And there are a
few problems with the ROMs still.)  A friend of mine had a similar
experience; his modem worked fine from day one.  On the other hand,
someone else where I work went through FOUR modems before she got one
that worked.  The first three were all defective, but in different
ways each time.

Are you sure your distributor didn't just have a batch of bad/old
modems that they were trying to get rid of?

>Buy a nice USR or something (I hate to say that, seeing as the only contact
>I've ever had with them was extremely poor....awful public relations).

Well, I dunno about USR.  I know that the Telebit WorldBlazer and
T3000 -- now that they have fixed the bugs in the early ROM revisions
-- work well and are really nice modems.  And Telebit's tech support
is second to none.  (Why did I buy a Supra, then?  Because I could
have bought two Supras for the price of one WorldBlazer.  Price won
out in the end, I suppose.)

People buying a modem just have to decide which they want more, a low
price or good service and tech support.  If you want the service and
support, then you buy from one of the well-known big companies out
there, like Telebit, US Robotics, or Hayes.  If you want a low price,
then there are five or six companies (Supra, Zyxel, Zoom, Practical
Peripherals, Intel, etc.) out there repackaging the Rockwell V.32bis
chipset and selling a modem.  You won't get great service or support,
and your modem may break a bit more frequently or have cheaper parts
in it, but you *will* get a low price.  Remember, folks: You get what
you pay for.

-- 
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mju@mudos.ann-arbor.mi.us   | accidentally delete files that they're going
                            | to need later.
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: johnk@gordian.com (John Kalucki)
Subject: Re: UNIX dcom software.
Organization: Gordian; Costa Mesa, CA
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 01:43:58 GMT

In article <1296@bridge2.NSD.3Com.COM>, gsb@hawk.NSD.3Com.COM (Gary Boccoleri) writes:
>
>
>Hello,
>
>Can someone recomend a good communication software package to use
>with a Telebit Worldblazer modem. I am currently using KERMIT. I
>think that it is slowing me down since I cannot set the DTE speed
>faster than 9600. Is there a newer version of KERMIT that I should
>be using?
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>Gary 
>

It's simple enough to go into the source for Kermit and hack it
up for 38400. I did it on a DecStation 3100 in a few minutes.

		-John Kalucki
		johnk@gordian.com
From: Boinger@myamy.hacktic.nl (Paul Kolenbrander)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Word of Advice
Date: 27 Aug 92 13:44:57 MET
Reply-To: boinger@myamy.hacktic.nl (Paul Kolenbrander)
Distribution: world
Organization: System Information 2.0 Development
X-NewsSoftware: GRn 1.16e (7/4/92) by Mike Schwartz & Michael B. Smith

In article <9208250703.AA04647@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> MLPOWE01@ULKYVM.LOUISVILLE.EDU (Michael Powell) writes:
> 
>       University of Louisville
> Phone: (502)588-6744
> 
> DO NOT BUY A SUPRA!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Please don't make this kinds of remarks without offering hard facts as to why
not to buy one. You are just saying you had three that didn't work. You have
not specified what didn't work, or what you did to them. Please be more specific
as to back your statement with facts.

> Resist the temptation and buy something worth your money...not a $350 (or
> whatever the price) paper weight.  I've gone through three and number three
> will probably go out this afternoon...none have worked.  Instead of seeing
> some LD savings (over 2400 baud), I've paid lots more to send this damn thing
> back and forth between here and Oregon....it isn't worth the stress.

I've been using  one of them since March now without a hitch. I can connect at
14K4 (v32bis) without a hitch with virtually any modem supporting 14k4 (v32bis)
speeds. The only problems encountered are the modem getting a bit warm after
extended use and not being able to set the speaker volume. Sure, the Supra has
some teething troubles, most modems have. 

> Buy a nice USR or something (I hate to say that, seeing as the only contact
> I've ever had with them was extremely poor....awful public relations).

You'd be better off with a PEP if you are doing UUCP kind of stuff.  

> --Michael Powell
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> BITNET:   mlpowe01@ulkyvm.bitnet
> INTERNET: mlpowe01@ulkyvm.louisville.edu

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... /
Gotta Run...
From: scottb@netcom.com (L'etat des mortes)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: US Robotics Upgrade/Trade-in program turn-around time
Date: 3 Sep 92 08:04:52 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest)

I am curious as to the turn-around time for the recent Trade-In/Trade-Up
USR Upgrade program.  

Could anyone who has ordered, and recieved thier modem through this program
please mail me thier results as far as how long it took?

Thanks!

Scott

scottb@netcom.COM
From: jerry@incc.com (Jerry Rocteur)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: Usr Dual Connect PEP machines HELP!!
Summary: netcomm modems
Keywords: PEP Help
Date: 1 Sep 92 16:45:28 GMT
Organization: InCC.com Perwez Belgium

In article <1992Aug29.201802.16771@intrepid.com>, vladimir@intrepid.com (Vladimir Vukicevic) writes:
> > Australian approved Usr Dual, having problems connecting to NetComm(Australian)
> > PEP machines.
> > 
> > Any Help or Advice appreciated....
> > 
> > Mad Mal...
> 
> 
> Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't PEP Telebit's proprietary standard?

	If my memory serves me right, Netcomm were an Australian
	company from Sydney who made a great modem, I don't know if
	they still exist today but a few years ago they did, I had a
	2400 baud Netcomm modem that lasted me for years it was great,
	they also had their own software that was great as well but I
	don't remember the name, it used to be able to connect  to
	1200/75 teletext no problems at all, a great modem, a great
	company.

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From: schuster@panix.com (Michael Schuster)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: ZyXEL modems - 9600T/v42bis
Date: 23 Aug 92 18:29:49 GMT
Organization: PANIX Public Access Unix & Internet, NYC

In article <9223623.3242@mulga.cs.mu.OZ.AU> ianr@ee.mu.OZ.AU (Ian Rowlands) writes:
>
>	Has anybody else had problems with the ZyXEL modems when a connect
>is made at 9600 (or 9600T) v32 and using v42bis compression (presumably
>based on v42 error correction)? I have connected at v32bis/v42bis, v32/MNP5,
>v32/MNP4 and v32/NONE without any problem whatsoever. What seems to happen
>is when some characters are sent, renegotiation then occurs and fails so the
>modem hangs up. I don't know what modems I'm connecting to. My ROM version
>is 4.09c (I don't have en eprom burner or eproms).

I make this type of connection (to old USR Dual Standards) on a daily basis
without ever having experienced the above. I used R4.09c for quite a while,
too.

>
>	Any ideas would be appreciated.

Try to find out what's on the other end. 


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From: tuteur@equinox.unr.edu (Larry Tuteur)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: international modems
Date: 1 Sep 92 12:31:11 GMT
Organization: University of Nevada, Reno


 If there is an FAQ list that answers these questions please let me know 
where it is. Also, is there is a document outlining modem standards, I would 
like to know how to get that.

  My question is this, I would like to be able to exchange data with several
people who are scattered around the world. Mostly in developed countries,
Western Europe, North America, Japan, Autralia, etc. What standards should
I use for defining what kind of modem to buy in each country. I understand
that in some countries you must buy the modem from the government. In some
countries 2400 Baud in the maximum allowed.

  Any help I get would be appreciated.

 Thanks in advance
 tuteur@equinox.unr.edu
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: wkrause@messua.informatik.rwth-aachen.de (Wolfgang Krause)
Subject: CHEAP source for ZYXEL 1496E in Florida <$360 ?? 
Organization: Rechnerbetrieb Informatik  /  RWTH Aachen
Date:  2 Sep 92 13:52:39 GMT

Hi !
We are leaving for Florida on Friday, and I would like to bring back a
Zyxel 1496E (<$360) to Germany.
Modems in the US seem to be lot cheaper than here in Germany, but I
haven't found a place in Florida yet. We will be in Thallahassee, Fort
Lauderdale and some other large cities in the bordering states,
so any hints are welcome.
What I'm looking for, is a REALLY CHEAP place to buy computer
equipment, not a mailorder source.
Please respond soon (email), as we are leaving on Friday.
Thanks in advance,
   Wolfgang.
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From: tnixon@hayes.com
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: significance of class 2 fax or absence thereof?
Date: 31 Aug 92 17:00:27 EDT
Organization: Hayes Microcomputer Products, Norcross, GA

In article <4ydn2!m.wolfgang@netcom.com>, wolfgang@netcom.com
(Wolfgang Henke) writes: 

> I remember reading that Class 2 fax standards were scheduled to be
> voted on this month (August 1992). Is there an approved Class 2
> standard now?

The first week of this month, TIA TR-29 met and decided to send 
Class 2 (SP-2388-B1) out for a final 30-day committee letter ballot. 
I haven't yet received my copy, so there apparently was a delay in 
reproduction or something.  Anyway, my guess is that we'll know the 
results of the ballot by the end of September.  The last rumor I 
heard was that all of the companies that voted "no" on the last 
ballot are inclined to vote "yes" on this one, but we'll see.

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Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
From: gtoal@ibmpcug.co.uk (Graham Toal)
Subject: Warning about cowboy pricing in magazines...
Organization: The IBM PC User Group, UK.
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 21:37:52 GMT


I was checking up by phone on some of the modem deals in US magazines
when I discovered that H&J's $299 Twincom price (external modem) is
*without* power-supply!

I wonder how many other cowboys play this game?  Next time I compare
prices I'm going to pretend I'm making an order, and ask what figure
I actually write on the cheque...

Graham
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