XTR-modem

Monday April 21, 1997 20:50, Eldar Nabiullin wrote to All:

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EN> I, -Dr.Dead- in the near future have an idea to organize a network for
EN> Speccy
EN> in Perm and a BBS network, as in Moscow and St. Petersburg, with only one difference -
EN> the modem will not be used by Vicomm or C-Dos, as in other matters and not by HAYES.
EN> But read ZxNews26 and you will understand everything for yourself. The modem will pick up the phone,
EN> determine the number, call, download the mail itself.

But I’m wondering how this modem will “download the mail itself”? What, without
a program? Doesn't he make coffee? And how do the functions of picking up the handset and dialing differ from those in CDOS modems and modified Vicomms? And by the way, what did you not like about Hayes? The only advantage of the XTR modem that I see is number identification. Which, in my opinion, is not so difficult to implement on the basis of
other modems, including software.

By the way, what about XTR's noise immunity? Can it change the speed
dynamically? Isn’t it compatible with Hayes either?

Regards, Dmitry (OLDMAN).

Hello Dmitry!

Wed Apr 23, 1997, Dmitry Grigoryev concocted a letter to All:

DG> And by the way, what didn’t please Hayes? The only advantage of the XTR
DG> modem that I see is number identification. Which, in my opinion, is not so
DG> difficult to implement on the basis of other modems, including software.

This is rather a stereotype of thinking: for the Spectrum everything should be its own, and
certainly from 315 tr-p. As a rule, with the obvious frontal inscription “yes,
it’s wretched, but *its own* and in general, what do you want more from zx.”
In particular, this is the case with the modem issue. However, the matter, as they say, is the master's - time will tell (who, for example, would want to connect an mfm hdd now?)..

With best wishes, Michael.

Saturday April 26, 1997 00:55, Michael Kondratyev wrote to Dmitry Grigoryev:

MK> This is rather a stereotype of thinking: for the Spectrum everything should be its own, and
MK> certainly from 315 tr-p. As a rule, with a suggestive frontal inscription
MK> “yes, it’s wretched, but *yours* and in general, what more do you want from zx.”

Moreover, the options for “your wretched” and not very different from analogues
“should” be as numerous and incompatible as possible...

MK> With best wishes, Michael.

Regards, Dmitry (OLDMAN).