Path: news.weeg.uiowa.edu!news.uiowa.edu!hobbes.physics.uiowa.edu!math.ohio-state.edu!news.cyberstore.ca!nwnexus!a2i!shakala!wily From: wily@shakala.com (Paul Creager) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2.comm Subject: Re: Byte's Boca ratings Message-ID: Date: Sun, 05 Dec 93 13:48:33 PST References: Organization: Shakala BBS (ClanZen Radio Network) Sunnyvale, CA +1-408-734-2289 Lines: 25 gregt@porsche.visix.com (Greg Thompson) writes: > Best overall modem: Boca Research 14.4K External BocaModem > > Price: $395 > 1-way throughput (kbps): 32.0 > 2-way throughput (kbps): 26.0 > impaired-line test (% of throughput): 100 > DTE rate (kbps): 57.6 > DCE rate (kbps): 14.4 > > I REALLY like those throughput and impaired-line stats. I'm sure > the street prices is much less than $395, although I haven't done any > research down that avenue yet. Anyone know where/how much these > things can be found/really are? > -- Greg, I got my Boca from USA Flex for $179. 1-800-944-5599 Remember you will need a hardware handshaking cable (I got mine from InTrec). Also add &D0 to the init string. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Paul Creager - wily@shakala.com Shakala BBS (ClanZen Radio Network) Sunnyvale, CA +1-408-734-2289