Re: Hayes Compatibility

[mjmahon@aol.com (Michael J. Mahon)]

Ned Ludd wrote:

>I've been tinkering with Warp Six BBS software lately, and since there's
>such a high demand I'm thinking of using my spare phone line to host a
>dial-up BBS ;-)
>
>Warp Six requires a Hayes compatible modem (and this is where I run in
>to trouble), I've got several modems but no idea what constitutes "Hayes
>compatibility". I've checked all the various modem help sites, but
>haven't found anything that helps...
>
>I suppose the easiest thing would be to buy a Hayes modem, but all I've
>found around here are truckloads of USR Sportsters (which seem to be
>mostly crap) and a few other oddball units.

The U.S. Robotics Sportster is Hayes-compatible, as are most modems
made in the last decade.  Of course, they all have extensions to the
Hayes protocols, but they seldom get in the way.

BTW, USR modems are, in my experience, at least as good as Hayes
modems were--they are among the best made.

-michael

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