{"id":1716,"date":"2022-12-22T18:06:57","date_gmt":"2022-12-22T17:06:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pagetable.com\/?p=1716"},"modified":"2022-12-22T18:06:57","modified_gmt":"2022-12-22T17:06:57","slug":"the-commodore-automodem-model-1650","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pagetable.com\/?p=1716","title":{"rendered":"The Commodore AUTOMODEM (Model 1650)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Commodore 1650, also known as the \u201cAUTOMODEM\u201d, is Commodore\u2019s first full modem directly connected to the phone line. It supports pulse dialing in software and 300 baud duplex connections.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"historical-context\">Historical Context<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th> Year <\/th>\n<th> Name <\/th>\n<th> Model <\/th>\n<th> Description <\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td> 1982 <\/td>\n<td> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pagetable.com\/?p=1679\">VICMODEM<\/a> <\/td>\n<td> 1600 <\/td>\n<td> connected to phone&rsquo;s handset connector; manual dialing through phone; Motorola MC14412 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td> 1982 <\/td>\n<td> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pagetable.com\/?p=1716\">AUTOMODEM<\/a> <\/td>\n<td> 1650 <\/td>\n<td> connected to phone line, pulse dialing in software; Motorola MC14412 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td> 1985 <\/td>\n<td> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pagetable.com\/?p=1644\">MODEM\/300<\/a> <\/td>\n<td> 1660 <\/td>\n<td>added tone dialing support by feeding SID output into modem; Texas Instruments TMS99532A <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td> 1987 <\/td>\n<td> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pagetable.com\/?p=1647\">MODEM\/1200<\/a> <\/td>\n<td> 1670 <\/td>\n<td> Hayes command set; pulse and tone dialing in hardware; 300\/1200 baud support; U.S. Robotics chipset <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 id=\"photos\">Photos<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"docs\/cbm1650modem\/cbm1650.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"docs\/cbm1650modem\/cbm1650.jpg\" height=\"398\" width=\"506\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On the front, there is the VIC-20\/C64 user port connector and an activity LED.<\/p>\n<p>On the left, there is<br \/>\n* the \u201cLINE\u201d jack that is supposed to be connected to the telephone network<br \/>\n* the \u201cPHONE\u201d jack for connecting an existing telephone<br \/>\n* a D\/T switch. In D mode, the modem takes over the phone line, in T mode, \u201cLINE\u201d gets passed through to the telephone.<br \/>\n* an A\/O switch. When making a modem call, it is to be put into the \u201cO\u201d (originate) position, and when answering a call, it is to be put into the \u201cA\u201d (answer) position.<\/p>\n<p>On the right, there is an H\/F switch to select Half Duplex (\u201cH\u201c) or Full Duplex (\u201cF\u201c).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"docs\/cbm1650modem\/front.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"docs\/cbm1650modem\/front.jpg\" height=\"277\" width=\"348\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"docs\/cbm1650modem\/back.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"docs\/cbm1650modem\/back.jpg\" height=\"284\" width=\"356\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The label on the bottom says:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>FCC ID: B4V8N2AUTOVIC<br \/>\nCommodore Business Machines, Inc<br \/>\nMade in USA<\/p>\n<p>Certified to comply with the limits for a Class B<br \/>\ncomputing device pursuant to Subpart J of<br \/>\nPart 15 of FCC Rules. See instructions if<br \/>\ninterference to radio reception is suspected.<\/p>\n<p>Complies with Part 68, FCC Rules; FCC<br \/>\nRegistration Number B4V8N2-70317-<br \/>\nDM-R; Ringer Equivalence 0.1B; Jack<br \/>\n(USOC) RJ11<\/p>\n<p>Model 1650<br \/>\nSerial Number: 018208<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"docs\/cbm1650modem\/board1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"docs\/cbm1650modem\/board1.jpg\" height=\"283\" width=\"375\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"docs\/cbm1650modem\/board2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"docs\/cbm1650modem\/board2.jpg\" height=\"281\" width=\"359\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The only text on the board is &ldquo;00312A&rdquo; on the back. The core component is the Motorola <a href=\"docs\/cbm1600modem\/MC14412.pdf\">MC14412<\/a> modem chip at the bottom center.<\/p>\n<p>The design of the AUTOMODEM is basically the same as its <a href=\"TODO\">predecessor&rsquo;s<\/a>, with the extra circuitry added to allow it work with the phone line directly instead of acting as the handset of an existing telephone.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"box\">Box<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"docs\/cbm1650modem\/box_front.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"docs\/cbm1650modem\/box_front.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"257\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"docs\/cbm1650modem\/box_side.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"docs\/cbm1650modem\/box_side.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"59\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"docs\/cbm1650modem\/box_back.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"docs\/cbm1650modem\/box_back.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"257\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"manual\">Manual<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"docs\/cbm1650modem\/cbm1650modem_manual.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"docs\/cbm1650modem\/cbm1650modem_manual.jpg\" height=\"261\" width=\"189\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"more-box-contents-&amp;-tape\">More Box Contents &amp; Tape<\/h2>\n<p>I don&rsquo;t have any of the extras that came with the box. If you have them, please contact me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Commodore 1650, also known as the \u201cAUTOMODEM\u201d, is Commodore\u2019s first full modem directly connected to the phone line. It supports pulse dialing in software and 300 baud duplex connections. Historical Context Year Name Model Description 1982 VICMODEM 1600 connected to phone&rsquo;s handset connector; manual dialing through phone; Motorola MC14412 1982 AUTOMODEM 1650 connected to &#8230; <a title=\"The Commodore AUTOMODEM (Model 1650)\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pagetable.com\/?p=1716\" aria-label=\"Read more about The Commodore AUTOMODEM (Model 1650)\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,41,8,20,21,34],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1716","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-archeology","category-c64","category-commodore","category-literature","category-modem","category-vic-20"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pagetable.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1716","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pagetable.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pagetable.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pagetable.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pagetable.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1716"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.pagetable.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1716\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pagetable.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1716"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pagetable.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1716"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pagetable.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1716"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}