What is this??? - Update

From: Witchy <witchy_at_binarydinosaurs.co.uk>
Date: Tue Jun 15 18:48:04 2004

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cctalk-bounces_at_classiccmp.org
> [mailto:cctalk-bounces_at_classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Rob O'Donnell
> Sent: 15 June 2004 17:29
> To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
> Subject: Re: What is this??? - Update

> Prism, incidentally, manufactured the standalone modems, and
> an integrated modem/interface/software box for the ZX
> Spectrum, and then promptly went out of business. Micronet
> bought up all the stock, untested, and was therefore able to
> give them away free if you subscribed. The number we got
> back as faulty was amazing .... we didn't even check them
> when someone returned one, just sent out another.. It was
> not uncommon for people to get two or three faulty ones in a row....

This is because the caps on the power input line failed; it was the most
common death of Prism VTX 5000 modems, and people who still want one can
have one new in the box because they're still available for about ukp15 with
the same faults they had back then :)

Cheers

w
Received on Tue Jun 15 2004 - 18:48:04 BST