20 Dec
2006
20 Dec
'06
4:54 p.m.
In article <4589D38C.4010208 at yahoo.co.uk>,
Jules Richardson <julesrichardsonuk at yahoo.co.uk> writes:
There are some really good UK telecomms websites out
there, but unfortunately
whilst they cover phones and exchanges and test equipment, none of them seem
to provide any details on the GPO modems...
Yes, modems before deregulation are odd ducks. At least in the US
they weren't under the postal service like most countries on the other
side of the pond. Ma Bell may have been a monopoly, but it was
operated more like a private company than the post office.
However, it seems that every two-bit jurisdiction in Europe had their
own telecomm regulations and special "equipment", so there must be
lots of work to do for someone who collects early modems in Europe. :-)
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