On Tue 12 Nov at 17:38 Paul Wankadia (3:640/772.3) wrote to Hamish Moffatt:

 PW> On 04 Nov 96, Hamish Moffatt wrote to Paul Wankadia --

 > What's the highest current price for a top-of-the-range 
 > modem now?
 HM> You could probably still find a V.34 (33.6) modem which 
 HM> cost over $1000; a Motorola Codex like Arthur Marsh's, 
 HM> perhaps, a top of the

 PW> S**T!  What is so good about the Codex that it should be so 
 PW> expensive?!?

It has an LCD display and control panel, supports synch mode, and provides
good stats like:

[Binkleyterm information]

Dialing 0011-1-303-289-6864
Connect 24000 Reliable  Ec=(Lapm) Dc=(V42Bis)
CPS: 2595 (54504 bytes)  Efficiency: 108%
Received-Z/32 E:\Ff\Inbound\02bffff9.tu0
End of WaZOO/EMSI Session
Seconds: 84  Tariff: 120  Fee: 14  System: 8:7000/5

[modem information]

Status:            Codex 3266  
Connect Mode       Disconnected
Dte Rate           38400
Dce Rx Rate         
Dce Tx Rate         
Ec Mode:      Ec = (None) 
              Dc = (None)
  
Dcd Signal         Low 
Rts Signal         High
Cts Signal         High
Dsr Signal         Low 
Dtr Signal         High
Aop Status         Low 
Dlp Status         Low 
Alp Status         Low 
  
Nc Device Address  000
Device Serial      006842946
Hit Any Key To Continue  ( Q To Quit )
Software Part #    72615077
Mcc Code           42677
Country Code       61
Product Code       40376
  
Phase Jitter           0 Deg
Frequency Offset       0 Hz
Transmit Level       -10 Dbm
Receive Level        -32 Dbm
Retrain Count          0
Echo Delay           288 Ms
Far  Echo Level      -49 Dbm
Near Echo Level      -42 Dbm
Phase Roll            .0 Hz
Signal/Noise Ratio    30 Db
Signal Quality         8
Error Probability      0 %
  
Disconnect Reason  Option Set Selected - Atz

With the version 7.7 firmware, I don't have 33600 bps, but I do get some
good connects (-:.

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