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(Context later, meat first.)

In the October ANALOG, Atari advertises an 830 modem for US$24.99.  The
"Blue Book" (a catalogue of Atari-related things (of unknown
reliability)) says that this modem requires an 850 interface unit.  The
cheapest I have seen an 850 is about US$100.

- Is the Blue Book right?
- If so, does this mean the 830 is an ordinary RS232C-to-Bell202 modem,
  usable on an ordinary (non-Atari) computer or terminal?
- Is this also true of the 835 that is no longer available from
  Computer Mail Order (see October ANALOG ad)?

Canadian prices from CMO seem to be double US prices!  And they put the
charges through your charge card when they take the order, not when they
ship (I got the statement with the charge already, but they say they
have not yet shipped!).  And they seem to have little of what interested
me in their ad.

In article <775@nmtvax.UUCP> madden@nmtvax.UUCP writes:
>    I really don't need a modem, so the 1030 was more than I wanted to spend.
> A few pages later was the Atari ad I was informed of--in the mail now is
> a check for the 830 Acoustic modem + cartridge.  At $25, you can hardly go
> wrong....  When it arrives, I'll let everyone know how it works.

In article <1799@saber.UUCP> turner@saber.UUCP (D'arc Angel) writes:
> I was just over at the Atari store looking at the $27 modem, it looks good,
> it plugs into the serial loop (back of the disk drive)...

What is the name of "the Atari store"?  What is the model number of
"the $27 modem"?