★ HARDWARE ★ PERIPHERIQUES CPC - MODEMS ★ MODEM - DATAPHONE|8000PLUS) ★ |
Modem - Dataphone | Hardware Peripheriques Cpc - Modems |
The Dataphone offers autodial/autoanswer in 1200/75, 75/1200 and 300/300 mode. It is controlled entirely via one of the handshake lines on the serial interface using a unique protocol, and consequently must be used either with the bundled software (Kiwichat again) or with custom written routines. The modem is straightforward to connect, with all leads hard wired directly to it-the power supply is integrated into the mains plug. Operation is entirely under software control, and once again the unfriendliness of the current version of Kiwichat lets it down, although it does have support for the autodial facility. When in use, the current mode is displayed by the LEDs, two pairs of which are labelled identically leading to some confusion. The manual is brief, with only extremely short notes on the operation of the software - definitely room for improvement here. The lasting impression given by the Dataphone, is that it is cheap and effective but lacks the finesse of the other modems reviewed. 8000PLUS
|