On Tuesday, January 07 1997, Dave Hatch wrote to Glen Collins ...

[Roadster 288]

 DH> Not recommended - and I don't know anyone offhand that would push it
 DH> as a recommended choice from the current field.

Other than NetComm, of course ... :-)

The only problem I've seen with the Roadsters is their annoying inability
to handshake. Upon making a call, they seem to get stuck in a continuous
loop, trying desperately to train.

A call to NetComm produced an init string which seemingly cured this
problem, but I imagine that the problem is a little further deep.

 DH> Spirit Dragon, 33,600 currently street pricing at under $250.  Got one
 DH> from work again, and it's still the best Rockwell I've ever seen.

Spirits are Rockwell-based? I always throught they were proprietary ...

 DH> I'm very tempted to identify the performance as better than my Courier
 DH> - but being a certified FRZ, I couldn't _possibly_ do that, now could
 DH> I...:-)

Never! :-)

 DH> I do recommend this unit.  The performance is hot, no known bugs yet,
 DH> and the price is definitely right.  Gotta be a good mix.

Glen has called my BBS and asked me for recommendations, but I could come
up with nothing better than the Courier. He dismissed it on the grounds
that it doesn't fit into his budget constraints. Since buying my Courier, I
have not even bothered looking at other modems.

John (japp{at}mpx.com.au)

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