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From: brian@ucsd.EDU (Brian Kantor)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: MODEM SPEED INCREASE
Keywords: 300 to 1200+
Message-ID: <1905@ucsd.EDU>
Date: 17 Aug 89 16:08:38 GMT
References: <1436@esunix.UUCP>
Reply-To: brian@ucsd.edu (Brian Kantor)
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HCooper asks if his 300 bps modem can be upgraded to 1200 bps or faster.

The answer is "Not really."

The case, power supply, connectors, and controls are probably reusable.
The modem circuitry isn't, except perhaps the part that interfaces to
the telephone line.

An ambitious and skilled worker COULD chop out much of the existing
modem circuitry and replace it with something like the WORLDCHIP or
some other single-chip modem, but that is an incredible amount of work
and might not be easier than building your own from scratch.

So while it's not impossible, it's probably too much work.
	- Brian