29 Jan
2002
29 Jan
'02
12:08 a.m.
--- John Chris Wren <jcwren(a)jcwren.com> wrote:
>
> On Mon, 28 Jan 2002, John Chris Wren wrote:
>
> > Somewhere around here, I also have the schematics for the
> > Chronograph.
Cool!
> I've got 15 :-), 4 of which work, 11 of which
are untested.
I think that's why the rest of us can't find any. ;-)
I've also got a couple of original 300 baud
SmartModems, which believe it
or not, were fetching a high price in the collectors market.
That's disgusting. OTOH, now that I have a Chronograph, I'm working on
the rest of the stack... I think I have about 80% of the devices.
I snagged them because I spent so much time, I wanted
to re-live the
bottle neck experience any time I got too complacent with my ADSL
connection.
If I wanted to do that, I'd use this here "VIC Modem"... my first. I
brought it into work (at CompuServe) because I work with some ex-Customer
Service folks that used to handle calls from VIC Modem users, and because
I used to _call_ CompuServe with this very artifact - 300 baud, $6/hour.
I'd love to see the schematics on the Chronograph. I was working on
an emulator, but it stalled due to lack of time and locating a *real*
Chronograph (a friend of mine had one in the basement he bought for $10
at a hamfest and fired up once - one cold solder joint on the AC
connector and it was happy as a clam).
-ethan
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