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   On Thu, 25 Apr 2024 11:02:25 -0400, legg wrote:   
      
   > On 24 Apr 2024 15:45:23 -0700, peter@easthope.ca wrote:   
   >   
   >>Hello again,   
   >>   
   >>I have two or three USR Sportster modems.  Well made and would probably   
   >>work for decades if need be.   
   >>   
   >>Seems somewhat wasteful to recycle.  Is there a practical current use?   
   >>   
   >>Thanks,                          ... P.   
   >   
   > Don't they plug into a laptop PCMCIA port?   
      
   NO. They (are) were standalone modems with 25 pin connectors and a phone   
   jack. Dip switch settings, About 7 inches by 4 inches by 1 inch. Wall wart   
   Power.   
      
   >   
   > That could be the issue, re continued deployment anywhere.   
   >   
   > RL   
      
      
      
      
      
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