Using a 1960ies modem to dial into the internet
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Stumble ThisWatch how a 45 year old modem is used with a modern laptop to dial into the internet. Proves that standard protocols go a long way.
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Oh... wait, wrong site
And it... kinda did, in a way.
Ahem.
i bet you can't find a single laptop built this year with a serial port
get the usb->serial port adapter working and you'd be set for any hardware though
better yet, get it working on an andoid phone's usb interface
just for the redundancy of it
Yeah, but can it run Linux!
Oh... wait, wrong site
And it... kinda did, in a way.
Ahem.
...Yeah, but can it run Legend of the Red Dragon?
You had me at that babe, you really did.
"modern laptop"-fail
better yet, get it working on an andoid phone's usb interface
just for the redundancy of it
Can the G1 (or any other Android phone) currently act as USB host? I've found people asking, but no complete responses.
I know that some Windows Mobile phones support USB host though, so could do this.
also, http://tech.slashdot.org/story/09/05/28/1745203/45-Year-Old-Modem-Used-To-Surf-the-Web?art_pos=7
He should take it to Antique Roadshow!
I've noticed most of my own technical descriptions to non-technophiles end this way.
The standard damn well lasted a long time. I think the computer I have now was the first one that doesn't have a serial port, and I still have some newish instruments with serial port interfaces.
The point of this though is that I WANT A WOODEN MODEM.
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The point of this though is that I WANT A WOODEN MODEM.
I'm holding out for a bronze or stone modem. They are more rare. Apparently there are at least 2 wood modems.
>> ^shole:
"modern laptop"-fail
better yet, get it working on an andoid phone's usb interface
just for the redundancy of it
Can the G1 (or any other Android phone) currently act as USB host? I've found people asking, but no complete responses.
I know that some Windows Mobile phones support USB host though, so could do this.
the way i understood it, the hardware is capable, but the code to run the host is not in current version of android.
and you would also need an adaptor cable to fit the standard usb connector into the small hole - which is a minor issue as i'm sure that is already for sale somewhere.
...oh, heh. Duh." *facepalm*
>> ^pmkierst:
He is not "on the net" on the modem. He has simply made a terminal connection to a machine that is on the net. Now if he fired up something like SLIP and brought back IP to that machine, and fired up a browser (totally possible), I'd be more impressed.
I fail to see how that would be any more impressive. This device does two things: it turns bits into beeps, and it turns beeps back into bits. It wouldn't be doing that any differently regardless of the specific application.
I am quite surprised that drift in component specs didn't do it all in, though.