Hayes celebrated its takeover of rival modem maker Cardinal with price cuts of up to 20% on many models. Prices fell on all models of the 336 Optima and Accura 33.6Kbps modems. The largest cuts - ...

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The age of electronic commerce came a step closer last week when Hayes revealed a smart card modem designed to facilitate secure, cash-like Internet transactions. The modem, the first of its kind, ...

The world's first smartcard modem was the highlight of a host of new products from Hayes Microcomputer, demonstrated at the Comdex show. The smartcard modem is designed for conducting cash ...

Only a few years ago personal computer users had two choices when they went to hook up their PCs to phone lines. At that time, modems–the devices that enable computers to transmit information over ...

A family of modems developed by Hayes, which was the industry leader for many years (see Hayes). Hayes developed the "intelligent modem" for the first personal computers in 1978, and its command ...

Executives at computer modem-maker U.S. Robotics Inc., confirmed Friday that the company’s chief executive Casey Cowell is considering bidding for bankrupt Hayes Microcomputer Products. A joining of ...

Spokesmen said that the confusion had arisen because Practical Peripherals, its wholly-owned value brand in the US, is shipping an x2 modem to satisfy the needs of a large customer. "We're not ...

Their arrival heralded a new age of communications and they played a major role in the explosion of the internet. We're talking, of course, about modems. Here we look back on the development of this ...

For anyone who experienced it, the screeching hiss of a modem handshaking over copper phone wires is unforgettable. The technology may have tied up the family phone line, but modems were the gateways ...