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echo: aust_modem
to: William Brackenridge
from: Gareth Burton
date: 1996-08-29 10:13:08
subject: Re: Modem Speed?

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 WB> Hi,

 WB> I have a 386 with an ordinary Serial Port.  Currently, I have a 2400

 WB> modem and I am thinking of buying a faster one.  Could anyone tell me

 WB> the maximum speed of modem which would work with my computer.

 WB> Bye,

 WB> William





 A 33.6k modem will work fine with a 386, but a  16550 buffer is recommended

 for this speed.

 A NEW price for one of these 16550 cards would be approx $25 $30



 Hope this helps



 Gareth....



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