-=> Quoting mark lewis to John McAlpin <=-
 ml> what happens if you replace the ZOOM???
I was actually going to bring my old Optima 28.8 to his place and try it but
never got around to it (lack of time and all).  Though, he seems to have 
ixed
the problem.  He switched from one compilation of Adept to another called
Orion and now the modems recover from CRCs.  Hmmmm, I wonder if it's the
coding in Orion or if it has a different init string?  Regardless, I'm just
tickled that we're now transferring files without disconnects.
 ml> i tried them a long while back and had nothing but problems...
My first 14.4 was a Zoom and it was pretty flawless.  Though, I've certainly
heard stories about the 28.8 versions (and their interactions with USRs).
 ml> have done zyxels
I kind of have brain damage on Zyxels.  I had a bad experience with a Sysop,
when I was just starting out, who told me that there is no way his Zyxel 
ould
be a problem and I shouldn't buy cheap-o modems.  Regardless if he was right
or not it just left a bad taste in my mouth for them.
 ml> and couriers with few, if any, problems at all...
I was skeptical with my Courier purchase (being what I thought was a died
in the wool Hayes man) but have been nothing short of thrilled with it since
I've had it!
 ml> sporsters are definitely not bbs grade in my book... had quite a few
 ml> problems with them too
I ran our local UUCP gateway for two years (very heavy traffic) on a 28.8 and
a 33.6 Sportster and have been tickled with them as well.  Other than having
to switch one of them off-n-on every three months or so they were great.
 ml> but no where near what i experianced with the rockwell stuff...
I still like my Hayes Optima 28.8.  It performs well and reliably.  It just
doesn't come near my Courier in connect speeds or transfer speeds.
 ml> if only rockwell would build
 ml> their modems like they do their space stuff...
Just what I want.  My modem dragging my computer up into space.  Swell.  ;-)
Cheers,
      John
E-Mail: jmcalpin@eden.com
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