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

From: Gary Oliver <go_at_ao.com>
Date: Thu Sep 25 23:07:51 2003

Yes, back in "those days" a DAA was required for connection to the
precious phone circuits...

I had one of these modems when they were new (still have it, in fact - I
never throw anything away, alas.) While trying to establish a second
line for data connections, I was repeatedly asked "what kind of business
are you running?" Ma Bell had difficulty understanding a "hobby" use
for a modem.

After *many* phone calls, I was eventually assigned a "data account
representative" and received the work order number and target
installation date for my provisioning. The day came and *three* guys
showed up with several boxes of equipment. They installed the extra
line, made measurements and recorded the line quality to the central
office and left me with a packet of paperwork. The installation charge
was $0 and the monthly charge was the normal residential rate (they got
quite a few more $$ from the commercial customers, most likely
explaining the extra effort expended on getting things "just right.")

While in school, I moved several times over the next few years and each
time several people came out and reconnected everything and went through
the same line tests. This for the 'data' line only - the voice line got
the usual 15 second "it seems to work" treatment.

I think I still have my cancelled check with Dennis' or his partner's
signature on it... They were a small company back then - having just
escaped from his garage.

Those were the days!
-Gary


Ed Sharpe wrote:
> yes the s 100 part is that way also... the separate chingus is the data
> access arrangement (DAA) that makes it legal for the board to hook to ma
> bell...
>
> for interesting trip google carterphone decision
>
> Thanks!
>
> Ed Sharpe Archivist for SMECC
>
> See the Southwest Museum of Engineering, Communications and Computation
> online at:
> http://www.smecc.org
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> From: "Tothwolf" <tothwolf_at_concentric.net>
> To: <cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
> Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 12:30 PM
> Subject: Re: *****hayes modem history.....
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