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I have the Hayes 1200 external mint in box, if anyone wants to buy it, please email ne.


I have the Hayes 1200 external mint in box, if anyone wants to buy it, please email ne.

Too late. Just last month we had to get one off of eBay in order to replace a dead one attached to a computer that, for legal reasons, cannot be upgraded.†

† Not being upgradable is one of the reasons it's isolated behind a dialup modem and not connected to the company's network. Some day I'll have to write a blog post about how a group of local politicians can write a law that ends up having that effect.


> Some day I'll have to write a blog post about how a group of local politicians can write a law that ends up having that effect.

I would love to read about this :)


I would say that is a good reason to buy a second one as a backup.


For a while now I've been thinking that war-dialing is probably still a fruitful exercise.

It would be fascinating to see what kind of machines are still out there lonely and waiting for someone to give them a call.


I need to hear this story.


Take it to your next local HAMfest!




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