Re: modem price update

[ychou (Sean Chou)]

Just passing this interesting tidbit along...

>Date: Thu, 12 Jan 1995 03:49:42 -0800
>X-Sender: joel@mercury.sfsu.edu (Unverified)
>To: ibm-tp500@virginia.edu
>From: Joel Salmeron i Viver <joel@mercury.sfsu.edu>
>Subject: Re: modem price update
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>>I'm passing this along from the most recent Insight (800-488-0004)
>>catalog to inform and invite comments:  USR Sportster V.34 PCMCIA
>>Modem for $269.  The only thing close to this price at this speed
>>I've heard about is the TDK (Microcom manufactured) modem sporadically
>>available from one particular store in CA.  One detail that would be
>>interesting for comparison would be cellular compatibility of the TDK
>>(the USR has none).  I'd be interested in any reasons this might not
>>be the fab. deal it appears to be.
>>
>
>bought a tdk df2814 a while back.  works great.  i use the parallel driver
>(windows only) supplied (req. enabler but a new driver is about to be
>released which does not require it) and it works perfectly (modem is
>essentially a microcom deskporte fast).  ibm's easyplaying autodrv
>configures the card ok.  mnp10 acp is there, but i have no idea how it works
>with cellular phones though.  free upgrade to v34.  5 year warranty. the
>store being refered is nca (800) 961.12.00.  got it for $299.
>
>Joel
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