Stolen from https://nerdculture.de/@PotsDame/114493448636993104, added alt text.
Original source: https://www.instagram.com/herobernz/reel/DI_kXMot3Bc/
Stolen from https://nerdculture.de/@PotsDame/114493448636993104, added alt text.
Original source: https://www.instagram.com/herobernz/reel/DI_kXMot3Bc/
Explaination Of dial up modem sound par glich.stream
https://linktr.ee/glich.stream
https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNdeugx5M/
#dialup #dialupnostalgia #modem #dialupsound #dialupmodem
Welcome to the #TelephoneExchange shed my new beepyboopy friend!
This is a “GPO Modem 2B” - a #dialup #modem… phone line in, RS232 out at a whopping 300bps!
It’s all discrete components (no ICs here!) and beautifully built with all the diodes/resistors mounted on little plastic carriers.
The modulator, demodulator etc are on separate, pull-out cards
It’s a gorgeous chunk of engineering, that I’ll be carefully powering up over the next few weeks!
Thanks for the swap @anachrocomputer
@vwestlife #Funfact: In #Europe, #Cband dishes weren't common so #SatelliteInternet used simiar #Tuner cards with #VSAT terminals, oftentimes acceptibg downlinks from regular commercial #TV #satellites...
I've got one of those...
And yes, I used that to share a #dialup connection with multiple devices, because they can do that!
Imagine, an #OldSchool #LANParty, but instead of gigabit networks and screaming-fast rainbow towers, you've got nondescript white shoebox PCs, some cow computers, maybe even some woodgrain.
A condition of playing with others is that your machine needs to have a [configured] #modem to call into the event's network.
Call it the DUNGParty -- for #DialUp Networked Gaming, of course.
I hate this name, but I can't help but chuckle at the silliness of it.
As the snow keeps falling outside, I am reminded that snowdays are the best time to BBS. Always have been.
https://bytecellar.com/2022/01/11/bbsing-in-the-snow-is-the-best-way-to-log-in/
A discussion about modem sounds over on bsky reminded me that people seem to always reference diagrams or recordings of 33.6K or 56Kbps modems. I never had such a luxuriously fast modem. 1200bps and later 9600bps were the speeds of my dialup/BBS days.
Luckily there's a nice youtube video collecting a variety of connection speed handshakes for the better indulgence of one's nostlagia:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xalTFH5ht-k
It has also occurred to me that I can string up a #VOIP #Gateway to the #PBX and run it to my router, and then use Google Voice to give myself essentially a free #landline #telephone number this way. And then I can even go further and built my own #dialup #ISP from this. And then I can connect my fucking #Sega #Dreamcast to the #internet over actual #dialup 56k.
And yes, I'm doing this.
Counterpoint, when I first came on the 'net, we always had to pretend to be over eighteen and try and act mature or we'd get instantly bounced from the sites. Which made fandom interactions much more pleasant and less screamy/shouty.
So, I'm good with going back to teenagers having to try and be more grown up than the grown ups. Even now I'm one of the grown ups.
Also, we should bring back the #dialup noise to log on.
Social Media Swallowed Gen Z. This Film Shows Exactly How - Lauren Greenfield, director of the docuseries Social Studies, says we have to have empath... - https://www.wired.com/story/dial-up-lauren-greenfield-social-studies-docuseries/ #culture/digitalculture #culture/movies #culture #dialup
The Black List Upended the Film Industry. The Book World Is Next - “I was loath to jump into it,” Black List founder Franklin Leonard says of expanding into... - https://www.wired.com/story/dial-up-franklin-leonard-the-black-list/ #culture/digitalculture #culture/movies #culture #dialup
Chat Podcasts Rule the Market—and Always Will - “That appointment—that relationship—is everything,” says audio executive Eric Eddings. Bu... - https://www.wired.com/story/dial-up-eric-eddings-hartbeat-podcasts/ #culture/digitalculture #culture #dialup
The Shade Room Founder Is Ready to Dial Down the Shade - Angie Nwandu dishes on Diddy, Donald Trump, the responsibility of the Black press, and wh... - https://www.wired.com/story/dial-up-angie-nwandu-the-shade-room/ #culture/digitalculture #culture #dialup
This Digital Archivist Believes Hollywood's 'Competition Era' Is Over - “It’s as if television, media, and filmmaking are becoming manifest destiny in the wrong ... - https://www.wired.com/story/dial-up-maya-cade-black-film-archive/ #culture/digitalculture #culture/movies #culture #dialup
The Creators of 'Industry' Know Banking Is a Rigged Game - The HBO drama about the Machiavellian world of high finance is an undeniable hit—and cocr... - https://www.wired.com/story/dial-up-industry-creators-mickey-down-konrad-kay/ #culture/digitalculture #culture/tv #culture #dialup
He Started Out as the ‘Dear Abby’ of Grindr. Now Everyone Wants His Advice - With the advice column ¡Hola Papi!, JP Brammer tackles life’s most eccentric and heart-wr... - https://www.wired.com/story/dial-up-jp-brammer/ #culture/digitalculture #culture #dialup
Drew Afualo Will Never Stop Making Fun of Misogynist Men - The TikTok influencer and podcast host amassed millions of followers for her roasts—and s... - https://www.wired.com/story/dial-up-drew-afualo/ #culture/digitalculture #culture/books #culture #dialup
The Inevitability of Big Tech Backing Trump - Silicon Valley, fueled by greed and acting in its own calculated interest, seeks to influ... - https://www.wired.com/story/dial-up-jared-clemons/ #culture/digitalculture #culture #dialup
Elon Musk Couldn’t Beat Him. AI Just Might - Imran Ahmed, founder of the Center for Countering Digital Hate, is unsentimental about wh... - https://www.wired.com/story/dial-up-imran-ahmed/ #culture/digitalculture #culture #dialup
Хотел своему падавану с работы показать как работает диал ап интернет, но похоже в Мск и области все подобные провайдеры скукожились, либо продались