THE POCKET ROCKET OF 1993
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Do you remember when the BMW 320i first came out?  The BMW company of
Germany for years had make expensive dream cars, sports cars for the
highway, but they had been out of the reach of all but the richest
consumer.  Then they produced a bottom line model that had all the
performance, quality, form, fit and finish of their other models but
was scaled down somewhat and priced so more people could afford it.
The result was what eager customers called The Pocket Rocket, and in
a few years sales went through the roof, until the BMW became the
standard equipment of the Yuppie in the '80s.

Well, modemers now have their Pocket Rocket!  On Mar. 15, 1993 U.S.
Robotics, the number one name brand in high quality modems, announced
dramatic price slashes on their Sportster 14.4k v.32bis modem, a nifty
easy-to-install-and-operate datamobile aimed at home computer and small
business owners, and the rest is......read on!

News Release from U.S. Robotics Headquarters
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U.S. ROBOTICS SLASHES SPORTSTER PRICING UP TO 52 PERCENT;
INCREASES PRODUCT PERFORMANCE WITH CCITT V.17 FAX

New Pricing, Packaging, Architecture and Features
Herald New Sportster Line

SKOKIE, Ill. * March 15, 1993 * U.S. Robotics, Inc. today announced
dramatically reduced pricing on its Sportster fax and data modems.
The company reduced list prices on the entire product line; prices
on high-speed Sportster models were lowered 42 to 52 percent.  The
is effective immediately.

"U.S. Robotics is the only company that has lowered pricing to this
extent -- in some cases, we've cut prices in half," said Marshall
Toplansky, U.S. Robotics vice president of marketing.  "Continuing
in our history of strong price leadership, we're boosting the overall
market and stimulating growth by making high speed modem technology
accessible to a greater number of users."

"This price reduction enables our home office, small business and
entry-level customers to move up to high speed fax and data
communications, at prices comparable to what 2400 bps modems sold
for just last year,"  added Toplansky. "The new prices put us in
position  to expand our already solid share of this growing market,
and also give our channel partners a prime opportunity to increase
sales into this market."

New Architecture:  More Efficient Design
U.S. Robotics has redesigned the Sportster architecture to make it
more efficient, compact and cost-effective.  The resulting products
have a brand-new look, with a lower profile, a smaller,
more streamlined case, and the same high-caliber performance and
compatibility incorporated in all U.S. Robotics products.  The
modems are based on U.S.Robotics' proprietary DSP-based data pump
technology, which is also used in Courier, Total Control and Shared
Access products.  Like all U.S. Robotics products, the new Sportster
modems are compliant with CCITT standards for fax and data
transmission,  providing complete compatibility.

New Fax Features:  V.17 and WinFax
In addition to lowering prices, U.S. Robotics has increased fax
performance; each Sportster 14,400 fax product now incorporates
CCITT V.17/14,400 bps fax capabilities.  Also, all new Sportster
fax modems now include Award-Winning WinFax LITE, a special OEM
Windows fax software package with the capabilities of WinFax
WinFax Pro 2.0.  Award-Winning WinFax LITE will be bundled with
all U.S. Robotics Sportster, Courier and WorldPort fax modems.

New Pricing Effective Immediately:

Product Name             New List  Previous  Reduction
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Sportster 14,400 Fax       $ 299    $ 549      46 %
Sportster 14,400 Fax/PC    $ 259    $ 499      48 %
Sportster 14,400 Mac&Fax   $ 329    $ 599      45 %
Sportster 14,400           $ 259    $ 519      50 %
Sportster 14,400/PC        $ 229    $ 475      52 %
Sportster 9600 Fax         $ 249    $ 439      43 %
Sportster 9600 Fax/PC      $ 239    $ 409      42 %
Sportster 9600             $ 229    $ 399      43 %
Sportster 9600/PC          $ 219    $ 379      42 %
Sportster 2400 Fax         $ 169    $ 249      32 %
Sportster 2400 Fax/PC      $ 159    $ 229      31 %
Sportster 2400 Mac&Fax     $ 199    $ 329      40 %
Sportster 2400 V.42 bis    $ 149    $ 229      35 %
Sportster 2400 V.42 bis/PC $ 139    $ 199      30 %
Sportster 2400             $ 129    $ 199      35 %
Sportster 2400/PC          $ 119    $ 179      34 %


*********ADDITIONAL INFO FROM AURORA, CO BASED BOREALIS SYSTEMS*************

Aurora, Colorado is home to Borealis Computer Systems, a leading authorized
dealer of U.S. Robotics modems.  We don't want to be beat, we are numero
uno with our customers and they will tell you!  So, we are announcing even
further cuts in the Sportster model below USR's list prices!  Read!

This is OUR price list for US Robotics modems, effective March 16, 1993.
All fax modems are both send and receive fax capable, and come with the
WinFax software mentioned in the press release.

You may purchase products with your VISA/MASTERCARD/DISCOVER charge card,
or you may send this form with your check or money order (allow 10 days
for check to clear), or you may request the items be sent COD via UPS. If
requesting COD, please have either cash, certified check or money order
for payment on delivery. Personal checks cannot be accepted for COD orders.

      Sportster modems                                              Price

   5. US Robotics Sportster v.32bis external (14.4)                $189.00
   6. US Robotics Sportster v.32bis internal (14.4)                $169.00
   7. US Robotics Sportster v.32bis external fax (14.4)            $219.00
   8. US Robotics Sportster v.32bis internal fax (14.4)            $189.00

      Courier modems

   9. US Robotics Courier v.32bis external                         $449.00
  10. US Robotics Courier v.32bis internal                         $409.00

  11. US Robotics Courier v.32bis external fax                     $469.00
  12. US Robotics Courier v.32bis internal fax                     $419.00

  13. US Robotics Courier HST 16.800 external                      $549.00
  14. US Robotics Courier HST 16.800 internal                      $509.00

  15. US Robotics Courier HST 16.800 external fax                  $569.00
  16. US Robotics Courier HST 16.800 internal fax                  $529.00

  17. US Robotics Courier Dual Standard external                   $769.00
  18. US Robotics Courier Dual Standard internal                   $719.00

  19. US Robotics Courier Dual Standard external fax               $789.00
  20. US Robotics Courier Dual Standard internal fax               $739.00

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