What was the first modem you ever had? How fast was it? (self.retrocomputing)

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[-] Unabart 2 points 1 year ago

I had the VicModem, but don’t recall how fast it was. It was often take. From me as a form of punishment. I’d say it was in the locked drawer more often than connected to the computer.

[-] jadero 1 points 1 year ago

I think it was 300 baud. I couldn't afford it, so followed the schematics to figure out how to connect a military surplus acoustic coupler modem at 110 baud. I didn't know any better, so I thought it was fantastic. Still, a few months later I got a good job and upgraded to an Apple//c clone and a 1200 baud modem.

[-] Unabart 4 points 1 year ago

I remember when I went from 2400 to 14.4 and I felt like the world was my oyster.

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