Date   : Fri, 19 Nov 2010 02:46:18 +0100
From   : rick@... (Rick Murray)
Subject: [OT] Who'da thought...

On 18/11/2010 20:21, Mike Tomlinson wrote:

> Think you're a bit confused there.  Reckon you meant 56k modems, but you
> were only able to connect at 33.6k (not 33.2).

Heh, me and numbers... :-(

I'm probably a "bit" confused, but not *that* much. It predated 56k 
modems. Was 33k6 the intermediate step? Would it sync at around 32k? I 
never got it to run full speed, just "nearly but...".

If it is any help, it was a "Sportster" which looked like a cheap Tandy 
intercom unit. Ugly damn thing, and not enough blinky lights. I liked my 
USR Courier, slidey volume switch as well. Whoo.


I have a few 56k's I picked up in boot sales for no good reason, but at 
50c, why not? At that sort of price I can unsolder the DB9 and come out 
ahead on parts value. ;-) One is a clunky blue brick in an amusingly 
flimsy design. Press the sides just right, the modem practically falls 
out of its case. The other is an epic [*] yellow flying-saucer Olitec 
jobbie that would have been completely at home blu-tak'd to the side of 
a Phoebe. Or get two, rip out the modem gunk, fit speakers instead 
and... you can see where I'm going right? A yellow Phoebe with yellow 
"mickey mouse" ears? No? Well, it gave me a smile...


Best wishes,

Rick.


* - Yes, "epic". I actually checked to make sure it wasn't glow-in-
     the-dark as well.
     Actually, thinking along those lines, how awesome would it be to
     have a netbook, or tablet, or whatever, that looked a sort of
     boring beigey-cream in the light, but was totally phosphorescent
     in the dark?

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