11 Apr
2007
11 Apr
'07
1:22 p.m.
On 4/11/07, Richard <legalize at xmission.com> wrote:
newspaper articles on the bubble memory. I think reporters were the
first market for portable terminals. The TI Silent 700 series and
In the late 80s or so my father worked for the local newspaper. He
was given a phone number he could use to submit articles by modem. He
wanted me to figure out how he could use it. All I remember is a
modem answered and connected, didn't send anything, and would echo
back whatever you typed. I knew it was some sort of computer at the
other end instead of just a modem echoing data because control-D would
cause it to hang up. I'd love to know what it was running on. Why my
dad never asked for real documentation, I don't know :)
I do have a photocopied manual that came with the Xitron, btw. How it
survived the terminal's journey to a hamfest table I don't know.