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To: backhoe
( Fer you young'uns out there, that's Bulletin Board Systems [ bbs ] talk from the days of 300 baud, set the handset in the cradle days, modems... )

Ah, Yes. Fond memories......
The Bell 103 modem....
And then came the Bell 212A. What a great advance that was.....
J

47 posted on 03/21/2004 8:27:52 AM PST by Fiddlstix (This Space Available for Rent or Lease by the Day, Week, or Month. Reasonable Rates. Inquire within.)
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To: Fiddlstix
Folks laugh at the old stuff, but it was so much faster than a Teletype® it wasn't funny!
48 posted on 03/21/2004 8:32:20 AM PST by backhoe
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