Subj : Re: Modems
To   : Nightfox
From : k9zw
Date : Tue Mar 28 2023 06:23:26

On 27 Mar 2023, Nightfox said the following...
 
 Ni>   Re: Palm PDAs
 Ni>   By: poindexter FORTRAN to All on Mon Mar 27 2023 12:42 pm
 Ni> 
 Ni>  PF> US Robotics, makers of the modem we all wanted as
 Ni>  PF> sysops
 Ni> 
 Ni> I remember US Robotics making internal modems that were still full
 Ni> hardware modems (when many internal modems were WinModems), but other
 Ni> than that, what made US Robotics modems stand out?  I had used a couple
 Ni> of MultiTech modems in the 90s, which I have a bit of a fondness for now.
 Ni> 

USR Modems also brought sort of a pro-consumer feel with them at a price point that you could manage, along with noteworthy speed.  If you started with a 300 baud acousticly coupled then moved to a 1200/75 split baud BT unit, the 4800 to 9600 to v56 USR upgrades were heady stuff!

POTS lines often needed to be "conditioned" removing bridge-taps, amplifiers, and other artifact producing wiring issues that for voice we were ignoring, but for data were too disruptive.

Just bought a New-Old-Stock v.Everything USR Modem off eBay.  Still in its original shrinkwrap over packaging with stock labels.  I gave away my USR modem decades ago, so I guess this will be fun & experimenting retro style.

--- Steve K9ZW via SPOT BBS 

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