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In article <32odcc$bav@agate.berkeley.edu>, premal@petrus.EECS.Berkeley.EDU (Premal Buch) writes:
> Hi,
> I had a question about modems :
> 
> Background:
> I am trying to access my school account from home by dialling 
> in from home. I have a dumb terminal (vt100/102/220/320) at home,
> and my school account is on a DEC workstation with an internet addr.
> So what I would like to do is:
> 
> atdt XXXX
> and than when connected, telnet to my school account.  
> 
> Till now I had a 2400 bps modem that worked fine. Now I want to upgrade
> it.
> 
> So my question is :
> 
> -- What kind of a modem do I need for connecting to a dumb terminal ?
>    All stores have either IBM compatible or Mac compatible modems, and
>    none of the tech support people at these stores seem to know which one
>    (if either) is appropriate for my needs.
> 
> Any help would be greatly appreciated. 
> Please reply to : premal@eecs.berkeley.edu
> 
> thanks,
> Premal
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Just about any external IBM compatible modem should do.  You won't need a fax
modem since there is no way to run the fax software, and that should cut the
price down.  You probably will not need a 28.8k modem, since all you are doing
is connecting to a host.  Like with the fax, no transfers are possible.  Try
looking for a 9600 since all you will be doing is reading and typing.

Edward Hooper
mavin@netcom.com

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