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

From: Tothwolf <tothwolf_at_concentric.net>
Date: Thu Sep 25 14:30:43 2003

On Thu, 25 Sep 2003, Ed Sharpe wrote:

> 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.

The Apple modems I have are made up of two parts. There is a card that
goes into the computer, which is pretty much the modem's brains. There is
also an external box that contains the telephone line interface circuitry
and some other misc bits. They are connected by a ribbon cable, which I
*think* is 16 conductor (I'd have to look).

-Toth
Received on Thu Sep 25 2003 - 14:30:43 BST

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