Prestel (Was: Re: What is this??? - Update)

From: Rob O'Donnell <classiccmp.org_at_irrelevant.fsnet.co.uk>
Date: Wed Jun 16 10:52:10 2004

At 00:25 16/06/2004, Tony Duell wrote:


>Somewhere (and Bletchley are NOT GETTING IT), I have a Plessey modem (all
>discrete components in the GPO case that's about 14" square and 6" high)
>that doess 1200 baud transmit, 75 receive. Sounds like a viewdata host
>unit to me...

I used to have something one like this, but a 300 baud one. Hige case,
drop down front panel with a GPO logo on it, individual cards mounted
inside for each function. I used to sit my first BBS BBC micro on top of it!

For the life of me I can't remember what happened to it.. This was about
1982, and it was my first modem. I later upgraded to a Maplin
build-your-own modem kit, before getting one of the early Pace Nightingale
modems, complete with prototype auto-answer board, so I could sell them my
BBS software..
Received on Wed Jun 16 2004 - 10:52:10 BST

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