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| BSR Phone-Modem | |
| Posted by: MacintoshMan1999 on 2018-11-29 15:43:43 I have a BSR modem I bought off eBay, I believe it's 1200 Baud because the model number is MD-1207. I could be wrong, but I think it's a good guess. | |
| Posted by: MacintoshMan1999 on 2018-11-29 16:00:38 Some Images:       | |
| Posted by: MacintoshMan1999 on 2018-11-29 16:08:29 I’m posting because I’ve seen you could use a “Hayes Compatible” type modem with a Macintosh, I was wondering if it would work. Is 1200 Baud enough? Thanks | |
| Posted by: Paralel on 2018-11-29 21:11:41 Enough for what, exactly? Using Prodigy dial-up in the late 1980's? Maybe. | |
| Posted by: MacintoshMan1999 on 2018-11-29 21:46:39 Dialing into some BBS’s and maybe some other things, I’ve also been looking at Apple modems. I’d like one, it would complement my setup nicely. | |
| Posted by: MacintoshMan1999 on 2019-07-16 12:23:28 Wow, I just found out this thread existed. Anyway, I'm looking for some more information about this modem, it seems this is a fairly scarce product so I'm kinda stuck. Any advice on where to look? Thanks, -Jack | |
| Posted by: Zippy Zapp on 2019-07-17 10:23:32 It is probably 1200 baud and looks like a standard modem. I did an FCC ID search and it doesn't have any details other then it was granted the license to Capetronic in 5/1988 so yeah probably 1200. On the BBS front, I don't think there are that many BBSs that actually still support dial-up as most have moved to Telnet as the connection means. Cheap Wifi modems for classic computers work great for this. | |
| Posted by: dcr on 2019-07-17 10:41:44 I keep meaning to get my old BBS going again, but got rid of the landlines last year so wouldn't be able to have dial-up anymore anyway. Kind of strange that landlines are so expensive these days when they used to be the least expensive option. Of course, I'm not sure the system would allow a 1200 baud connection. I don't remember if there was a minimum connection speed. I used to be able to dial-in with my Newton but I'm pretty sure the Newton modem was 2400 baud. But, anyway, if it was Hayes Compatible, then it should be workable with most systems--at least if you can find ones still running. Hayes was, I think, the most popular brand back in the day. | |
Posted by: MacintoshMan1999 on 2019-07-17 17:39:26Hayes was, I think, the most popular brand back in the dayYep, pretty much everybody copied the Hayes Command set. I decided to pop it open and its pretty interesting inside (to me at least) Here:                | |
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