Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!bloom-beacon!think!whitney
From: whitney@think.COM (David Whitney)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: Apple Personal Modem 300/1200
Message-ID: <20434@think.UUCP>
Date: 3 May 88 13:13:49 GMT
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In article <8805022216.AA28132@crash.cts.com> pnet01!pro-simasd!pro-pac!tsouth@nosc.mil writes:
>aehl@uwm-evax (Donald Aehl) writes:
>
>> I want to purchase an Apple Personal Modem...
>
>        When I first bought a 1200 baud modem, I thought this would be the
>deal.  Unfortunately, four days after I hooked it up, it died.  Then, my
>dealer sent it off to Apple to fix (which was wrong in my opinion since I had
>had it less than a week and WANTED a replacement!) and Apple only took a
>...

I got my Personal modem at a Mac show that was here in Boston (Sometime
in 1985. It to croaked within days of purchase. The dealer didn't exchange
it on the spot (like I would have preferred) but did do a motherboard swap
with its guts. Took a few days. Since then, no probs.

I believe I have an "old" version, as the guy across the hall has one, and
his power-up beep has a higher pitch and doesn't last as long as mine.

A word of warning: the Personal Modem has an annoying mis-feature. As you leave
it plugged in long enough, the little power supply coil gets very warm and its
base-plate starts to warp (not a permanent thing). Anyway, after it has warped
enough, the coil starts to vibrate at 60Hz. Mine was particularly loud. I now
have the thing plugged into a wall outlet (as opposed to a power strip) and
also have several holes drilled in its case for ventilation. Consider this if
you plan to have the modem in the same room you sleep in.

David Whitney, MIT '90                     Still learning about my Apple //GS
{the known universe}!ihnp4!think!whitney   and all of its secrets. Any and all
whitney@think.com                          technical info appreciated.
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