23 Apr
2012
23 Apr
'12
11:09 a.m.
On 23 Apr 2012 at 13:33, Keith Monahan wrote:
I forgot about the LCD-configured Motorola modems.
They were built
like brick shithouses and while very expensive -- they were also
reliable and perfect for "dumb" devices that could not dial. They
could do DTR-based dialing etc. They were heavy and took up a lot of
space, but I liked them.
Wasn't Motorola the old Codex? The old leased-line modems were
marvels--ISTR that the Milgo version from the late 60s took up about
a 6U rack slot--for a single 2400 bps channel. It had all sorts of
equalization settings. Codex was a big competitor--and I think there
were some legal issues between the two companies.
Does anyone still have one of these beasts? I can't imagine why
anyone would hang onto one, but you never know.
--Chuck
P.S. And we can't forget Gandalf modems, either.