On , Terry Russell wrote to Rodney Rudd :

TR>   >
TR>  Well I am sorry you feel this way, and if I really felt that there were 
TR>  1000s of people with 300 baud modems that "could not afford" a 15.00 
TR>  2400 or a 35.00 used 14.400 I would understand, however I don't think 
TR>  thats the case. I believe its more a case of not wanting to rather than 
TR>  can't afford to. One of the guys locally to me has a Commodore 64 with 
TR>  an external 300 baud hayes. He told me the other day that he does not 
TR>  want to go to the expence of buying his friend's used 9600 baud Hayes 
TR>  for 25.00 because he only uses the modem once in awhile. At the same 
TR>  time he asked me if I knew any BBS boards that still supported 300 in 
TR>  this area????? To me that is "pig headed".

FYI, that 9600 baud Hayes compatible modem for $25 won't do your
Commodore-owning friend any good unless he buys a special interface cable to
be able to attach it to his Commodore.  These are very much in demand (i.e.,
little chance to find a cheap bargain on a used one) and are still sold
commercially for about $50.  So your friend is really talking about $75 to go
to 9600.  I don't consider that "chump change".  And my understanding is that
Atari users are much in the same boat; a much-in-demand 850 interface or
similar would be required in addition to a faster modem in order to get
beyond the 300 or 1200.  

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