Questions tagged [modem]
Discussion of retrocomputing modems.
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What technological factors drove the rise of “high-speed” modems in the early 1990s?
The first inexpensive modem I ever purchased was a 300 baud direct-connect unit for the C64 User Port in late 1983. I recall that a couple of years later (1986), 1200 baud modems were affordable and I ...
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Why did modems have speakers?
Everyone who used early telecommunications services, not to mention the early dial-up Internet services, is familiar with the tones and hissing sounds of a modem establishing a connection. I recall ...
