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Originally Posted by JSWolf
I also had another friend that ran Fidonet. That's where I was able to get discounted modems. They were top of the line US Robotics modems.
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I got into Fidonet (1:153/290) after switching from my old CP/M system to running a dual line BBS with OS/2. Fidonet was an interesting experience especially when I started the Windows 95 forum which caused some people to worry about my personal choice of OS being OS/2. A couple of years as Zone 1 assistant co-ordinator was also a fun experience in learning to herd cats.
I used two USR Courier modems from their BBS program and then got into their beta program. That was more fun at first when the replacement PROMs arrived via snail mail but then USR updated both my Couriers when they switched to using EEPROMs so you downloaded the new firmware and rewrote the EEPROM. I can still bore the ears off most people talking about error correction, constellations, zero injection, etc.
And this is so far off topic, I'll need to borrow the James Webb to see the topic.