Buried underneath the massive pile of old computer peripherals, cables and wires, I’ve discovered a gadget that was packed neatly away in one of my dusty boxes.

It was the NXi’s Nexcom 300 Modem A vintage piece of engineering marvel. Believe it or not, it was only 14 years old.

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This device was created by this company, called Nexus Engineering, established in 1990 (only 18 years ago, imagine!), which was renamed to NXi Communications, Inc. in 1995. This company tried to develop a software called Nextalk that was used to replace standalone TTYs with a computer-based communication software. At the end of 1994, NXi released the NexCom 300 modem, and this modem is capable of connecting speeds from TTY (baudot) to 19200 bps. I have an external NexCom300 with power adapter and software with it. See link about this company’s background history.

Fast forward - 14 years later…

Right now, I have videophones (a collection of ‘em - Sorenson’s VP200, DLink’s DVC-1000, SnapVRS!’s Ojo and Viable’s VPAD), along with my trusty Sidekick3 pager. I also have a vintage AT&T TTY sitting on my kitchen counter connected directly to my landline phone. I own 20-inch iMac computer, that comes with iSight along with the HOVRS’s widget and iChat program.

My, how the time flies within 14 years, enough to make my head spin!

Now, scratching my head… what am I gonna to do with this thing? Toss it out or sell? Any takers?