Search thedigitallifestyle.tv:
What's On Right Now:
Highlighted Features:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Connect

 

 

 

Recent Posts
iTunes & App Store Apple iTunes

 

 

Elan Form Etch | Hard-shell Etched Leather Case 

 

 

« Website of the Week: Kitten War! | Main | Macgirl Media Pick of the Week: Let's Get Lost »
Tuesday
Sep072010

Retro Tech Tuesday: Early Modem Still Works

DateTuesday, September 7, 2010 at 7:11AM

Oh sure, you may have thought you were really something in the mid-90's when you made the leap to the 56k modem, but guess what? An elite few were enjoying computer-computer communication (albeit much slower) thirty years earlier. In this clip, Youtube user phreakmonkey manages to get a communications modem from 1964 operating today:

AuthorRyan Ritchey | Comment1 Comment | |
tagged , , in

Reader Comments (1)

Wow, then it took 30 more years for the internet to become popular.

September 7, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterCool

PostPost a New Comment

Enter your information below to add a new comment.
Author Email (optional):
Author URL (optional):
Post:
 
Some HTML allowed: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <code> <em> <i> <strike> <strong>
Alert
Comment Moderation Enabled
Your comment will not appear until it has been cleared by a website editor.

Notify me of follow-up comments via email.