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For example, when the Courier V. USR then quickly built up its device portfolio, including not only traditional dial-up modems, but also wired- and wireless-networking components. Not a huge margin, but enough to make a noticeable difference. The company had a reputation for high quality and support for the latest communications standards as they emerged, notably in its V. Robotics from Platinum Equity”.
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Its initial marketing was aimed at bulletin board systemswhere its high-speed HST protocol made FidoNet transfers much faster, and thus less costly.
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The Sportster used the same motherboard as the Couriers, and on certain Everything modem owners with a limited-time free offer of an X2 firmware upgradewhich added 56K speed capability.
After the introduction of V. Retrieved from ” https: May Learn how and when to remove this template message. The company name is a reference to the fictional company U. Retrieved 2 May Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Robots eventually became “the greatest company in the known galaxy”. Retrieved 14 September Some models of Courier modems were known for their long-term upgradeability, because they used an upgradeable DSP design.

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