*****hayes modem history.....

From: Ed Sharpe <esharpe_at_uswest.net>
Date: Thu Sep 25 13:44:37 2003

I have also found a reference in the old MicroAge 'byte shopper' catalog
referring to automatic dialing... but for the life of me can not remember
if this was done via at command set......
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From: "Ed Sharpe" <esharpe_at_uswest.net>
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Subject: Re: *****hayes modem history.....


> the computer museum says.....
> Hayes Micromodem 100
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> Hayes pioneered the 'Smart Modems'. These modems fit inside the computer
and
> could be programmed to automatically dial a phone number or answer the
> phone. Hayes advertised: "Since it is a direct connect device, it has none
> of the losses and distortions associated with acoustic couplers.
>
> There are two program selectable speeds for the Micromodem 100-- a high
> speed of 300 BPS (baud) and a factory set low speed of 110 BPS. The low
> speed may be hardware adjusted from 45 to 300 BPS
>
> at  http://www.syssrc.com/html/museum/html/modem_hayes100.html
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> From: "Vintage Computer Festival" <vcf_at_siconic.com>
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>
> > On Wed, 24 Sep 2003, ed sharpe wrote:
> >
> > > question: was the s100 board the first version of the Hayes micromodem
> > > with the at command set or was the standalone first? I also remember
> > > they made one for the apple too... came across the s100 and a
standalone
> > > version and need to label up for one of the displays.... I should know
> > > the answer to this but alas the cob webs grow deep in my brain!
> >
> > Did the S-100 modem even have the AT command set?
> >
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