4 Mar
1999
4 Mar
'99
3:51 p.m.
I'm doing a small sealed bid auction on the following:
Novation Cat II Modem 490402
- Direct Coupled
300 Baud Modem for Apple II series,
also does 202 half duplex 1200 baud operation
- Original manuals
- Handset Connector but missing Phone Line Connector (easily
fabricated)
- Plugs into Apple II slot
- Original Com-Ware software disk
- Packed in the original box. The box has a fair amount of
wear with worn corners but all cardboard is present and all pictures
and text are readable and viewable.
ALSO with this package:
- 2 spare Apple Cat IIs, not in boxes, at least one of which has been
tested as working around 5 years ago
- Several spare copies of the manuals
- Spare original copies of the disks that came with them
- Various Handset and Phone Line connectors
Condition: This is the famous Apple Cat modem, able to
dial 2600hz
in a single bound, faster (with 202 half-duplex operation)
than other modems of its time and capable of dialing all manner
of fun tones, playing music over the phone line and even capable
of emulating a human voice (with appropriate software available
from Apple II archives). This unit is packed in the original
box but has never been tested. The spare units were tested
good 5 and 10 years ago respectively. I cannot guarantee their
condition today but I would recommend you make a backup copy of the
EPROMs and diskettes as soon as possible.
Auction Terms: This will be a sealed bid auction. Send your offers
to me at wirehead(a)retrocomputing.com. They will be recorded
and the highest bidder by Midnight March 8, 1999 will be sold
the item. I do reserve the right not to sell this item at my
discretion. Everyone, who bids, will receive an email at that time
telling
them the high bid but not to whom it was sold. Shipping will
be in addition to your bid and will be $10.00 in the continental
United States. The minimum bid on this item is $25.00.
Payment Terms: The successful bidder will send a check or money order
for the winning bid amount plus $10.00 shipping to my address,
which the winner will be provided. If payment is in the form
of a money order, the item will be shipped immediately. If
payment is in the form of a check, shipping will be delayed
5 days while the check clears.
Thanks. Again, I feel it's better to auction the stuff here than on Ebay
since
the items are more likely to find homes with genuine collectors and not
"investors". This is a rare opportunity to own not one but *3* pieces of
computing and...uh...counter-culture computing history!
Anthony Clifton - Wirehead