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Date: Sun, 20 Nov 1988 14:19-EST 
From: Marc.Ringuette@DAISY.LEARNING.CS.CMU.EDU
To: bovik@cs
Subject: 2400 baud modem for $126 total

I recently got a "Zipper 2400" (made by Prometheus) from Priority One
Electronics, one of the big mail-order places in BYTE.  It's a success.

  Where - Priority One, 800-423-5322.
  Cost  - $119 + shipping = $126.  >1 year warranty costs more.
  Delivery - It came in about 10 days by UPS
  Connector - It has a female RS232 connector and doesn't come with a cable.
  Software - It came with an IBM PC disk with a clone of CrossTalk XVI. Ho hum.
  How it looks - A bit bulky, neat flashing lights, tinny sounding speaker.
  Does it work? - The basic 2400 baud dialup works. That's all I've tested.
  Commands - Hayes commands + 3 numbers in nonvolatile memory. Convenient.

I like it.  I recommend it.  It's very cheap.

-- Marc