Subj : Re: Windows vs Linux
To   : Spectre
From : claw
Date : Tue Apr 26 2022 22:46:50

 Sp> You didn't miss a lot by not having a modem for a IIc. They had the
 Sp> dodgiest serial ports of any II. 5 pin din connectors, incomplete
 Sp> handshaking, no carrier detect. And at least on the early ones limited
 Sp> speed, but you'd probably only have needed 2400 back then.  :)
 Sp> 
 Sp> Whee... PC's especially clones offered far better bang for your buck
 Sp> than the premium Apple still charged for IIs which people still bought
 Sp> because they had such a presence in schools.  It was cheaper to buy a
 Sp> second hand 286 when I got it, than to buy a SCSI card for the IIgs :/

Completely agree. PC was night and day. My 486 came with a 2400baud modem after being super addicted to bbsing saved up and got a zoom 14.4k voice modem. my rich friend got the zixel 16.8 it was all so much fun

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