Re: Hayes Micromodem

["Brian J. Bernstein" <bernstbj@ix.netcom.com>]

Jeff Blakeney wrote:
> 
> On Tue, 17 Jun 1997 14:25:15 -1000, Mike Ching <kulasoft@pixi.com>
> wrote:
> 
> >David Frana wrote:
> >>
> >> I Have A hayes micromodem II In my Apple & I don't Have the phone line
> >> interface for it. Is there A way I can build one?
> [snip]
> >There're probably several people out there who would sell
> >you their old Micromodem for next to nothing.  (Now where
> >did I put it? ... 8)
> 
> I actually have a Hayes Microcoupler.  I'm not sure if this is just
> the name of the external box or whether this thing is so old that they
> hadn't even started using the name modem yet.  I haven't look at the
> interface card for it in some time so I don't remember if I said
> Micromodem on it or not.

  Actually, the deal is that the Micromodem II had two parts: the
interface card (which had micromodem II printed on it along with a
couple large orange chips) which connected to an external box labeled
'Microcoupler'. One without the other is useless. Rather, this modem is
fairly useless since it is 110/300 baud, pulse dialing, no speaker. 
High tech for 1980, but obsolete in 1983.. hey.. its 1997 :)

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