What are the Atari 830, 835, 1030, XM301, and SX212 Modems?
A MODulator/DEModulator translates digital information from your computer into acoustic tones that can be sent and received, from modem to modem, via standard telephone lines. Atari produced several modems for use with the 8-bit Atari computers: Atari 830 Acoustic Modem: ( = Novation ‘CAT’ ) – a stand-alone, acoustically coupled, frequency shift keying (FSK) modem – up to 300 bits per second – Bell 103/113 modem compatible – requires Atari 850 Interface Module or equivalent Atari 835 Direct Connect Modem: – 300 bps – Bell 103/113 modem compatible Atari 1030 Direct Connect Modem: – 300 bps – Bell 103/113 modem compatible – built-in ModemLink software.
