Subj : RE: RE: I need to write a novel
To   : Nugax
From : AKAcastor
Date : Sun Mar 31 2024 00:13:20

 n> My first modem was a 2400 baud. I thought it was flying watching
 n> lines of text scroll when I first called a BBS. Then I upgraded
 n> to a Zoom 14.4 and man was I flying! External Zoom. I was only
 n> 13 so I didnt have the money for USR External, but thats what
 n> I always wanted!
 n> I should buy one now just for the heck of it.

I did exactly that - bought a USR Courier V.Everything (actually a couple) and I finally run them on a BBS, achieving that old goal.  I also have a little collection of other modems like Hayes 1200 and Hayes 9600, USR Sportster 14.4 internal new in box (same type I ran my first BBS on), and a Zoom 14.4 - but internal, not the external version.

Zoom is one of the modem brands I remember having a good reputation in the 90s, along with Supra and Zyxel and of course Hayes and USRobotics.

I used a 2400 baud modem calling local BBSes from the school computer lab (one computer had a modem) after school hours, then the first modem I ran on my computer at home was the Sportster 14.4.  The jump from 2400 to 14.4 was huge, and then the jump to 28.8 was pretty decent too.


Chris/akacastor

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