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Magical modem waits in the wings If the modem in the picture looks cheap, that's because it is — dirt cheap. And to make matters worse it's illegal and (as yet) unavailable. First it was to be shown at the Electron & BBC Micro User Show. Unfortunately, it was not completely ready but PCN was promised a review model for the following week. The week came and went. 'The guys have still to finish the software,' said Mark Simon from Unicom, 'but we will be holding a press conference on Friday week when the modem will be up and running.'
The press conference didn't materialise. 'There are still problems with the auto scanning software,' said Mr Simon 'but we will get one to you soon. Quite literally it is only a few days away. They are working on it day and night.' When PCN gets one you'll have a full review. In the meantime, here is the claimed specification for the device. 11 operates on CC ITT and Bell frequencies at 300/300, 1200/ 75, 75/1200 and 1200/1200; holds up to 99 telephone numbers in memory with two-key selection; and has auto-dial and auto-answer with auto sense of the baud rate on an incoming call. Needless to say, it is a long way off obtaining approval for connection to the telephone system. In fact, it hasn't even been submitted yet. And the reason for the funny looking case? It has been glued together with epoxy resin to prevent competitors taking, a good look at the inside.
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