Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site inset.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!genrad!mit-eddie!godot!harvard!seismo!mcvax!ukc!inset!dave From: dave@inset.UUCP (Dave Lukes) Newsgroups: net.jokes Subject: Error Free Modems Message-ID: <499@inset.UUCP> Date: Thu, 28-Feb-85 11:15:17 EST Article-I.D.: inset.499 Posted: Thu Feb 28 11:15:17 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 4-Mar-85 06:07:08 EST Organization: The Instruction Set Ltd, London Lines: 13 Extract from phone conversation between UN*X hack (trying to buy modem), and modem salesman (from very large & famous British modem manufacturer): Q: Do you have an option to do error correction? A: No: our modems are so good they don't need it - they never drop data bits or anything. HHHHHEEEEEYYYYY!!! WWWWWOOOOOWWWWW!!! PLEASE don't trample me in the rush to buy the worlds first perfect modem. Cuddles and Kisses, Dave and Jim.