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Hayes Microcomputer Products, Inc. this week will fan the flames of the high-speed modem market when it unveils a 28.8K bit/sec device priced at about $600.
Hayes's Optima 288 V.FC + FAX is a dial-up modem that the company claims can reach speeds up to 230.4K bit/sec with data compression. The high-speed modem is designed to support applications such as remote local-area network connectivity, large file transfers and multimedia.
The Optima 288 could even be used as an alternative to switched 56K bit/sec services, Hayes officials said.
The modem is based on Rockwell International Corp.'s V.FastClass chipset, a proprietary precursor to the...