Buy a Modem, Get a $20 Gift-Certificate

  • 08/01/96

In a special Back-to-School promotion, buying certain Sportster modem models ensures one receives a $20 gift certificate to the store of purchase. Applicable Sportsters are V.34 for Macintosh; the new 28.8 Winmodem for Windows 95 PCs; 28.8 Faxmodems, both internal and external units; and the new voice-mail, answering-machine, 28.8 fax-modem units called Sportster Voice, for Macintosh and PCs. In addition, the prices for some models just fell (in July) between $40 and $60. The promotion ends September 30, 1996. US Robotics, Skokie, IL, (800) DIAL-USR, http://www.usr.com.

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