[comp.dcom.modems] Bell dataphone 300/1200

levene@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Robert A. Levene) (05/12/89)

    In Philly's horrid lightning storm of May 2nd, a surge seems to
    have nuked my ancient modem:

       Bell dataphone 300/1200  manual dial w/five buttons on the
       front.   It's attached to a monstrous multi-line touch tone
       phone.  When I press the AL button, (analog loop), the phone
       line would pick up and no dialing could occur.  The light on
       the phone would also light.  Now, it doesn't.  The modem does
       not take control of the phone line.

       Any ideas?  In case the chips were toasted, they are 

           1   AMI 8107MJ   (4K DRAM?)  
           1   AMI 8049BI   (microcontroller?)

       both of which are 40-pin ceramic DIPs.  (Schwebernet says
       similar chips were discontinued in 1976!)

    Thanks for any suggestions about where to find replacement chips
    or schematics/specs for the phone or modem.
       
-- Rob

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Robert A. Levene,    EE '89    Moore School of Electrical Engineering
levene@eniac.seas.upenn.edu    University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia  PA

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