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Modem hardware and software company
Microcom, Inc., was a major modem vendor during the 1980s, although never as popular as the "big three", Hayes, USRobotics (USR) and Telebit. Nevertheless, Microcom holds an important place in modem history for introducing the MNP error-correction and compression protocols, which were widely used under license by most modem manufacturers in the 1990s. The company went public in 1987. Compaq purchased publicly outstanding shares of the company in 1997. Wikipedia →
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- Read the overview: MicrocomA 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: Approaching ZeroThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Go sideways: Microcom Networking ProtocolA closely related topic
- Go sideways: TelebitA closely related topic
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đź“š Books worth reading
- 📕Approaching ZeroPaul Mungo, Bryan Clough · 1993
- 📕RafiquzzamanM RAFIQUZZAMAN · 1984
- 📕Group evaluation of 3/4-size COM microfiche readersNational Reprographic Centre for Documentation. · 1979
- 📕Sm Classroom Applicat MicrocomBULLOUGH · 1987
- 📕AppleWorks-Integrated Applic F /MicrocomClayton · 1997
- 📕College Keyboarding Microcom- Puter MateDuncan, Warner · 1999
Le Micro....comment ça marche?Ron White · 1993- 📕Pal Disk, Automated Accounting F/MicrocomDale H. Klooster · 1999
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