From: et472@ncf.ca   
      
   On Wed, 23 Jul 2008, Wesley wrote:   
      
   > I would think that any modem would back down all the way to 300 baud...but   
   > of course I've never tried it, so I can't say for sure.  Seemed to me that   
   > every modem spec sheet I saw seemed to include about anything...  Kinda like   
   > how I can still boot DOS and run Windows 3.1 on my Pentium-4 PC.   
   >   
   > Seems to me the biggest problem would be finding a BBS to dial up to...  :-)   
   > Or rather make that :-(    Seems like even the few telnet ones that have   
   > been around are disappearing.  Though I'll have to honestly say I've not   
   > gone searching recently.   
   >   
   > Wesley   
   >   
   I seem to recall there is a way of locking out lower speeds, and I would   
   really expect ISPs to generally do that (either because I've read that   
   they do or because it would be so sluggish at 300baud, I don't know   
   which).   
      
   A real BBS isn't likely to fuss with such restrictions, since they   
   aren't likely to deal in large files.   
      
   You're right, finding one is likely to be a big issue.  The oldest   
   BBS locally is still there, or was the last time I checked a few   
   months ago, but it's been years since it had dial up.  In its prime,   
   it had three phone lines, and kept a list of local BBS's.  That list   
   hasn't been updated since 1997.  ANd the phone lines slowly dropped off,   
   telnet having been added almost a decade ago. There was a message up a few   
   years ago saying it would end on such a date, but it kept on going.  If   
   the computer fails, it isn't likely that the BBS will continue, and I   
   don't think the sysop is giving it much attention (though the BBS doesn't   
   seem to need much attention).   
      
   I have no clue what other BBSs are still in operation locally.  In the old   
   days, you'd often hear about them because you were connected to a BBS, but   
   without one to start with that "network" is gone.  And in the old days,   
   one could get a bit of press if you started a BBS, and of course there   
   were those lists that got printed in various places.  No, anyone trying   
   to get some press would likely get a puzzled look, "what's a BBS?".   
      
       Michael   
      
   >   
   > "tandyclassics"  wrote in message   
   > news:289235ab-246f-4d41-bdcf-9b1840117f44@34g2000hsh.googlegroups.com...   
   >> Okay, so this question may sound completely absurd to any modern day   
   >> computer user EXCEPT the fine men and women in this group :-)   
   >>   
   >> Does anyone know of a dial up BBS in the U.S. that will still connect   
   >> at 300 baud (yes, I said "baud" :-) ?  I've got an old Tandy 600 and   
   >> am trying to see if I can get it to connect to a BBS.  My luck so far   
   >> has been that it attempts to connect and then it aborts.  I'm guessing   
   >> that not too many modern modems would connect at 300bps.   
   >>   
   >> I would love some ideas and experiences if anyone has anything to   
   >> share.   
   >>   
   >> Thanks all.   
   >>   
   >> Daniel   
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