[Coco] Ebay chuckle of the day

[Rob Rosenbrock]

D'oh!

The things you find...

http://www.lowriderblog.com/item-190424649118-SUPER+RARE+TRS+80+External+Modems+with+Original+Boxes+.html

300 baud. Right you are.

On Oct 11, 2010, at 1:15 PM, Rob Rosenbrock wrote:

> 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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