Or... Confessions of a computer show junkie.
Went to a Computer Fest in Dayton... reputed biggest in Midwest 
or does that refer to the "fish" like me swimming around between 
vendors, waiting to be "reeled in"?
Well anyway, I saw this beautiful internal modem laying with a bunch 
of old expansion slot cards... drive controllers, network cards etc.  
Full length card (8-bit contacts of course) with a 2-inch speaker 
and built like a bank vault.  It was marked $4 but she said "give 
me $3", knowing a mackerel when she saw one, and I did.  Who knows, 
it might be a 14,400, right?  Well, maybe not.  Got it home and 
started reading the impeccably printed annotations more closely.
        
        PN 09-0172 MADE IN USA
        S/N 83480030
        
        Three socketed chips: marked 
           
        /B8412          ZILOG           Hayes 1983
        INS8250AN       Z881 PS         40-001
                        Z8 ROMLESS      AM9233CPC
                        8408            33531 8350GPP
On the back, in impeccable stencil:  
        
        HAYES MICROCOMPUTER PRODUCTS INC.                      
                SMARTMODEM 1200B               (Gulp)
                COMPLIES WITH FCC PART 68
                REGISTRATION #BFJ9D9-11235-MD-E
                KINGER EQUIVALENCE 0.4B
Some other magnifying glass size letters... Hmmmmmm
Well, by I'm now getting that sinking 1200 baud feeling!  About 
those socked chips, it's not possible to upgrade by replacing 
those is it?  As I was buying this "work of art", I remembered 
something about Hayes offering a big trade-in on ANY HAYES MODEM, 
or did I dream that?  Anybody know anything about this thing?  
Users Guide???  Oh, come on now!!!  Oh yeah, there are 3-dip 
switches on a red block near the screw slot. These are marked 
"on" with an unmarked "off" position and numbered 1, 2, and 3.
Com 1, 2 & 3 maybe?
Anybody know where there's a sale on picture frames?                  
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