7 Aug
2008
7 Aug
'08
3:27 p.m.
On 7 Aug 2008 at 15:58, Jim MacKenzie wrote:
The Couriers were the modems to drool over in the BBS
days. When modem
prices came down a few years ago, I picked myself up a Courier V.Everything
modem (which does 16,800 bps HST and 56K v.90, along with all the rates
below them). It is still the best modem ever produced (and one of the
largest :) ).
I have three different vintages from the original Courier HST to the
V.Everything somewhere.
One thing that made them very attractive was the USR BBS sysops'
program. About $200, I think, which was a steal. Later ones had a
plate pop-riveted to the case that said something to the effect of
"Not for resale". I think Hayes had a similar sysop program.
They made periodic DIY upgrades available, but they tended to obsess
about returning old EPROMs and SRAMs. Later they got to be perfectly
sloppy on upgrades as in "Send us your old modem when you have a
chance, if you happen think of it and it's not raining."
A very reliable modem in my experience.
Cheers,
Chuck