Subj : Re: Modems
To   : Nightfox
From : poindexter FORTRAN
Date : Tue Mar 28 2023 06:44:00

-=> Nightfox wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

 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
 Ni> now.

The USR Courier was one hell of a modem, it had an upgradable chipset,
supported the vee dot standards earlier than others, and I think that
HST was their own protocol.

They offered sysop discounts as well.




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