From: wolfgang@netcom.com (Wolfgang Henke)
Subject: Re: Digicom PEP support?  (was Re: Info on Digicom Scout+)
Organization: Netcom
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Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 04:54:55 GMT

Greg Andrews (gerg@netcom.com) wrote:
: gordon@rahul.net (Gordon Vickers) writes:
: >In article <1992Dec8.214412.9158@selway.umt.edu> garion@selway.umt.edu (Jason Curnow) writes:
: >>
: >>The Digicom Scout+ is a v.32bis modem with send/receive fax capacity.  
: >>It includes all of the normal error correction and compresion protoocols
: >>(v.42, v.42bis, MNP, etc.).  It uses a Digicom proprietary chipset, not
: >>a Rockwell as most do most modems in this price range.  
:    [....]
: >
: >     I too am quite happy with mine. Mr. Heineke (wolfgang@rahul.net) was
: >  very prompt in handling my order and quick to respond to the difficulties
: >  I experanced after having messed with the factory default settings.
: >
: >    My external Scout+ routinely allows me to connect to a wide variety
: >  of modems in various sites at 14,400 baud and occationally at 12000 baud.
: >
: >    Though I did not get the version that supports PEP, I do connect with
:      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
: >  out difficulty to our Telebit World Blazer (PEP) at work, at 14,400 baud.
: >
: 
: Digicom is advertising support for PEP?

Not that I am aware of. Digicom sticks to CCITT approved protocols.

Maybe one of my lists about other modems the Scout+ connects to is a bit
misleading? Here I append it:

List of some high speed modems the DSI Scout Plus connects easily to:
(with factory register settings AT&F)
							chipset

Telebit T1600 V.32 (9600)				Telebit
Telebit T2500 V.32 PEP (9600) (PEP answers last ?)	Telebit/Rockwell
Telebit T3000 V.32bis (14,400)				Telebit
Telebit Worldb. V.32bis PEP (14,400) (PEP answers last)	Telebit
ATT Paradyne 3829 V.32bis (14,400)                      ATT
ATT Paradyne 424 V.32 (9600)                            Digicom
USR DS 16,800 (14,400)  (*G0 and *Q0 help sometimes)	USR
USR DS V.32bis (14,400) (*G0 and *Q0 help sometimes)	USR
USR DS V.32 (9600)      				USR
Digicom Scout+ V.32bis (14,400)				Digicom
Digicom Scout V.32 (9600)				Digicom
Digicom 9624LE+ V.32bis (14,400)			Digicom
Digicom 9624LE  V.32 (9600)				Digicom
Digicom 9624E+ V.32bis (14,400)				Digicom
Hayes Ultra V.32bis (14,400)				Phylon
Hayes Ultra V.32 (9600)                                 Phylon
Practical Peripherals V.32bis (14,400)			Rockwell
Multitech 9632 V.32 (9600)
Multitech 1432BA V.32bis (14,400)
Microcom V.32 (9600)
Intel 14400ex V.32bis (14,400)				Rockwell
Forval IM14400 V.32bis (14,400)				Forval
ZyXEL U-1496E V.32bis (14,400)				ZyXEL
TwinCom 14400 D/F V.32bis (14,400)			Rockwell 	
NEC-N9635E V.32 (9600)
Quickcomm Spirit V.32 (9600)				Digicom
Quickcomm Spirit II V.32bis (14,400)			Digicom
Viva V.32 (9600)					Rockwell
Compucom Star V.32 (9600) 				Compucom
Digicom Eagle V.32bis (14,400)                          Digicom

The value in brackets is the speed the Scout+ connected at. If a modem 
you are interested in is not listed, please let me know, including
a number where I might dial in for testing.


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   Wolfgang Henke     Data lanes not car pool lanes      wolfgang@netcom.com