[Coco] Ebay chuckle of the day

[Sean]

I started with that modem 1B, then got a used Modem II from somewhere,
which could auto-dial.
That link has a lot of good pictures!

On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 12:23 PM, Little John <sales at gimechip.com> wrote:
> The 1B is a 300 baud modem. I have four or five of them lying around (well
> my Son does since technically I gave everything to him...) Here's a link:
> http://sturgeon.css.psu.edu/~mloewen/Oldtech/Tandy/
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob Rosenbrock"
> <rob.coco at zaphod.tzo.com>
> To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Sent: Monday, October 11, 2010 12:15 PM
> Subject: Re: [Coco] Ebay chuckle of the day
>
>
>> Could be. It looked just like the ones we used in the stores, and I was
>> thinking they were 1200.
>>
>>> From the picture of the bottom, it looks like the cat number begins
>>> '26-117' and I can't make out the last number.
>>
>> The cat numbers in that range:
>> 26-1170 Telephone Interface 1 149
>> 26-1171 Telephone Interface 2 199
>> 26-1172 Direct Connect Modem 1 149
>> 26-1173 Direct Connect Modem 2 249,199
>> 26-1174 Acoustic Coupler AC-3 149
>> 26-1175 DC Modem 1 99
>> 26-1176 DC 2212 Modem 399
>> 26-1177 DCM 5  129
>> 26-1178 DCM 3  59
>> 26-1179 AC-4  119
>>
>> 26-1173 is a Modem II at 300 baud. I presume that 26-1172 must be
>> something around 110? I'd bet we're looking at either 26-1175 or 26-1176.
>>
>> On Oct 11, 2010, at 12:48 PM, Manny wrote:
>>
>>> On Mon, 2010-10-11 at 12:40 -0400, Rob Rosenbrock wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Is that 1200 baud?
>>>
>>> Looks like the 300 baud one I have in the States.  Couldn't tell you the
>>> cat number, though.  I'm guessing that they all looked similar?
>>>
>>> -M.
>>>
>>>> On Oct 11, 2010, at 12:08 PM, Mark McDougall wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 12/10/2010 1:46 AM, Rogelio Perea wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Reading the title/heading of this auction provided for a solid giggle:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260676472841
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Internet"... it tops the unruly habit of some clueless sellers on
>>>>>> calling
>>>>>> all vintage hardware "very rare" :-)
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> At least he's not asking $350+ for it...
>>>>>
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