Subj : Modems
To   : Al
From : Nightfox
Date : Mon Mar 27 2023 19:09:57

  Re: Modems
  By: Al to Nightfox on Mon Mar 27 2023 06:56 pm

 >> I remember US Robotics making internal modems that were still full
 >> hardware modems (when many internal modems were WinModems), but other
 >> than that, what made US Robotics modems stand out?  I had used a
 >> couple of MultiTech modems in the 90s, which I have a bit of a
 >> fondness for now. 

 Al> USR modems could connect to any modem, at least the ones they called
 Al> V.Everthing. Most modems back in the 90's supported the common connection
 Al> methods but not all. USR Sportsters were good modems but they also only
 Al> supported the most common types. That was good enough for most.

Ah, makes sense.
The MultiTech modems I used seemed to work fairly well.  Their MultiModem series seemed to be aimed at being able to connect to different types of modems as well.

Nightfox
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