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Discussion of retrocomputing modems.

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Why did the Bell 103 modem use a data rate of 300 bps?

By that I mean that the modem access concentrator would connect to the Public Switched Telephone Network via data-grade T-1 or larger (see also AT&T T-Carrier) data trunks. …
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