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Nils Wilcke<p>L’ex-secrétaire d’Etat Nathalie Elimas condamnée à 10 mois de prison avec sursis pour harcèlement moral. L'élue Modem a aussi pris une peine d’inéligibilité de trois ans et une amende de 5 000 euros. Paranoïa, tensions récurrentes, colères froides et attaques personnelles... Ses anciens collaborateurs racontaient un enfer. Pour sa défense, l'ex-ministre plaidait le "complot politique". Les juges n'ont pas été convaincus...</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politique" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politique</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Harcelement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Harcelement</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gouvernement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gouvernement</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Castex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Castex</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MoDem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MoDem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Travail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Travail</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Macron" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Macron</span></a></p>
Eva Winterschön<p>I've found the vintage-modern modem we all deserve, but perhaps never knew existed. This is a modded board which supports 115,200 baud via serial to the host, connecting upstream to modern 802.11 wifi.</p><p>Fond memories of my Hayes 14.4K of the same design, running on a Compaq 486DX2 50MHz. With an upgrade to 8MB of RAM it was fantastic on Borland Turbo C++ and Ultima VIII.. no gui, no worries. 🤗 Teenage me never wanted to disconnect.</p><p>- <a href="https://www.tindie.com/products/retromodem/wifi-retromodem-for-hayes-smartmodem/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">tindie.com/products/retromodem</span><span class="invisible">/wifi-retromodem-for-hayes-smartmodem/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/vintage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/modem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>modem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/engineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>engineering</span></a></p>
Ubuntu Peronista<p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/lineart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lineart</span></a> 300 bauds are enough! <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/modem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>modem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/vicmodem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vicmodem</span></a></p>
Atari BBS<p>XEbook arrives at the Southern Amis Projects!</p><p>The most sought after modern Atari Hardware arrives at The Southern Amis Projects. Number 2 of 2 </p><p>Here is what’s inside: </p><p>Atari 130XE <br>1920 x 1080 Display<br>Ultimate 1MB<br>FujiNet :HD, Modem, Printer, Network<br>Sophia 2<br>Pokeyman Max 4<br>Stereo Sound + Amp<br>5 Hour Rechargeable Battery</p><p>Follow the story on southernamis.com bbs and forum</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BBSing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BBSing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/southernamis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>southernamis</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/atari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atari</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Modem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Modem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Telnet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Telnet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retromodern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retromodern</span></a></p>
BoneQuest<p>Today in BoneQuest History for April 29th 2011 "EIGHT BITS, NO PARITY" <a href="https://bonequest.com/4532" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">bonequest.com/4532</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://bonequest.net/tags/bonequest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bonequest</span></a> :deuce: :spigot: <a href="https://bonequest.net/tags/bloom_county" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bloom_county</span></a> <a href="https://bonequest.net/tags/bonequest_hi_fi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bonequest_hi_fi</span></a> <a href="https://bonequest.net/tags/deuce_spigot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deuce_spigot</span></a> <a href="https://bonequest.net/tags/drunk_deuce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drunk_deuce</span></a> <a href="https://bonequest.net/tags/modem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>modem</span></a> <a href="https://bonequest.net/tags/mouse_cursor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mouse_cursor</span></a> <a href="https://bonequest.net/tags/mousehole" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mousehole</span></a> <a href="https://bonequest.net/tags/pricks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pricks</span></a> <a href="https://bonequest.net/tags/whisper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>whisper</span></a></p>
matiu bidule<p>(suite du pouet précédent ⤴️ ) <br>Et sinon il existe une autre solution pour en faire vraiment des poulets sans têtes, tous·te·s là</p><p><a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/Politique" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politique</span></a> <br><a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>France</span></a> <br><a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/Editocratie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Editocratie</span></a> <br><a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/RN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RN</span></a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/EM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EM</span></a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/LR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LR</span></a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/MoDem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MoDem</span></a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/PS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PS</span></a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/LFI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LFI</span></a> <br><a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/Collabo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Collabo</span></a></p>
matiu bidule<p>Ah ah "Poulets sans têtes" c'est tellement ça ! ce titre de Courrier est un chef d’œuvre !!</p><p><a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/Politique" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politique</span></a> <br><a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>France</span></a> <br><a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/Editocratie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Editocratie</span></a> <br><a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/RN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RN</span></a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/EM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EM</span></a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/LR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LR</span></a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/MoDem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MoDem</span></a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/PS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PS</span></a> <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/LFI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LFI</span></a> <br><a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/Collabo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Collabo</span></a></p>
argv minus one<p>The <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Hayes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hayes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Smartmodem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Smartmodem</span></a> had a separate data mode (in which bytes are sent/received over the phone line) and command mode (in which the computer sent commands to the modem itself).</p><p>Switching from command to data mode was simple: send the command `ATO`.</p><p>The reverse was more complicated. The modem would switch from data mode to command mode whenever the computer tried to send the special character sequence `+++`, with a delay before and after the sequence.</p><p>1/</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/RS232" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RS232</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/modem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>modem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a></p>
doboprobodyne<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@256" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>256</span></a></span> </p><p>56KBPS?! That's madness. That defies the Shannon Limit. No good can come of this.</p><p><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/noise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>noise</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/brownianMotion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>brownianMotion</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/randomness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>randomness</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/modem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>modem</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Shannon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Shannon</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Weiner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Weiner</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Copper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Copper</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Analog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Analog</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/Analogue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Analogue</span></a></p>
Fred<p>Da ich mich gerade mit <a href="https://ruhr.social/tags/Modem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Modem</span></a>-<a href="https://ruhr.social/tags/Router" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Router</span></a> Kombinationen beschäftige, mal die Frage in die Runde:</p><p>Ist <a href="https://ruhr.social/tags/AVM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AVM</span></a> mit seiner <a href="https://ruhr.social/tags/FritzBox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FritzBox</span></a> Reihe das sinnvollste oder gibt es offenere und/oder günstigere Anbieter, die man kennen und beachten sollte?</p><p>Danke für alle sachdienlichen Hinweise. :) <a href="https://ruhr.social/tags/AskFedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AskFedi</span></a></p>
Paolo Amoroso<p>Today's kids don't know that, back in the 1990s, the units in apartment buildings usually had only one telephone landline socket near the entrance. Since we used our PC in a bedroom often at the opposite end of the apartment, when we needed dial-up Internet access we had to run a roll-up extension cable through most of the apartment to connect the modem in the PC room to the phone socket. Every single time.</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/modem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>modem</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a></p>
IT News<p>Why 56k Modems Relied On Digital Phone Lines You Didn’t Know We Had - If you came of age in the 1990s, you’ll remember the unmistakable auditory handsha... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/03/06/why-56k-modems-relied-on-digital-phone-lines-you-didnt-know-we-had/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/03/06/why-56</span><span class="invisible">k-modems-relied-on-digital-phone-lines-you-didnt-know-we-had/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/peripheralshacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>peripheralshacks</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/digitalsignal0" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>digitalsignal0</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/originalart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>originalart</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/modulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>modulation</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/phoneline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>phoneline</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/featured" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>featured</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/56kmodem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>56kmodem</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/56kpbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>56kpbs</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/modem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>modem</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/pcm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pcm</span></a></p>
Marcus "MajorLinux" Summers<p>Well, that's another ding in Apple's hardware.</p><p>Maybe the next gen will add support.</p><p>Apple's C1 Modem Debut Suggests iPhone 17 Air Will Lack mmWave </p><p><a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2025/02/20/apples-c1-modem-iphone-17-air-lack-mmwave/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">macrumors.com/2025/02/20/apple</span><span class="invisible">s-c1-modem-iphone-17-air-lack-mmwave/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/C1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>C1</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Modem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Modem</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/iPhone17Air" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iPhone17Air</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/iPhone16e" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iPhone16e</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/mmWave" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mmWave</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/5G" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>5G</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Hardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hardware</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a></p>
Marcus "MajorLinux" Summers<p>Apple is so close to owning the entire hardware stack.</p><p>Apple Unveils 'C1' as First Custom Cellular Modem </p><p><a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2025/02/19/apple-unveils-c1/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">macrumors.com/2025/02/19/apple</span><span class="invisible">-unveils-c1/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/C1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>C1</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/5G" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>5G</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Cellular" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cellular</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Modem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Modem</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Hardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hardware</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a></p>
lpbkdotnet<p>Welcome to the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TelephoneExchange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TelephoneExchange</span></a> shed my new beepyboopy friend!</p><p>This is a “GPO Modem 2B” - a <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/dialup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dialup</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/modem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>modem</span></a>… phone line in, RS232 out at a whopping 300bps!</p><p>It’s all discrete components (no ICs here!) and beautifully built with all the diodes/resistors mounted on little plastic carriers.</p><p>The modulator, demodulator etc are on separate, pull-out cards</p><p>It’s a gorgeous chunk of engineering, that I’ll be carefully powering up over the next few weeks!</p><p>Thanks for the swap <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@anachrocomputer" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>anachrocomputer</span></a></span></p>
Paul Houle<p>🪙 The "35-cent" Commodore 64 softmodem</p><p><a href="http://oldvcr.blogspot.com/2025/01/the-35-cent-commodore-64-softmodem.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">oldvcr.blogspot.com/2025/01/th</span><span class="invisible">e-35-cent-commodore-64-softmodem.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/c64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>c64</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/audio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>audio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/modem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>modem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hacking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/programming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>programming</span></a></p>
Blake Patterson<p>BBSing, as one does on a snow day.</p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/BBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BBS</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/BBSing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BBSing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/AppleII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AppleII</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/CRT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CRT</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/modem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>modem</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/nostalgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nostalgia</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a></p>
Droppie [infosec] 🐨:archlinux: :kde: :firefox_nightly: :thunderbird: :vegan:​<p>Sigh, my town enveloped by more thunderstorms atm, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BoM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BoM</span></a> radar ugly with lotsa red &amp; black, ergo, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/modem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>modem</span></a> unplugged again. Damn t/s won't move away, so modem off for longhaul, oh noes, how do i do my interwebzing &amp; browserising now, woe is me, alack alas. </p><p>Oh, wait a tick, that loathsome fruity mobile phone can do mobile wifi hotspotting... never tried this before [only usb tethering, on previous androids]. Where's my cheapo USB wifi <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/dongle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dongle</span></a>? Ah, here it is, bung it into pooter usb slot. Now, where's the wifi <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/hotspot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hotspot</span></a> stuff on the fruit fone? Ah, here it is. </p><p><em>Click buzz whirr</em> ... oh yay, it works, online again. 💃</p><p>Hahahaha thunderstorm -- suck some vegan eggs! 😜</p>
IT News<p>A Modem as a Cassette Interface - At least some in the audience will at some time in the distant past have loaded or... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/01/24/a-modem-as-a-cassette-interface/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/01/24/a-mode</span><span class="invisible">m-as-a-cassette-interface/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/computerhacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>computerhacks</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/datastorage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>datastorage</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/cassette" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cassette</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/modem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>modem</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@vwestlife" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>vwestlife</span></a></span> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Funfact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Funfact</span></a>: In <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Cband" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cband</span></a> dishes weren't common so <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SatelliteInternet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SatelliteInternet</span></a> used simiar <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tuner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tuner</span></a> cards with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VSAT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VSAT</span></a> terminals, usually accepting downlinks from regular commercial <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TV</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/satellites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>satellites</span></a> that were just data channels on <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ASTRA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ASTRA</span></a> and/or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Eutelsat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Eutelsat</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/HotBird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HotBird</span></a> in the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/KuBand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KuBand</span></a>...</p><ul><li>Later they got some fancy <em>"SAT-Routers"</em> that combines a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DVB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DVB</span></a>-S downlink and an <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/analog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>analog</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/56k" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>56k</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ISDN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ISDN</span></a> modem for uplink if not offered to use <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/2G" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>2G</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/mobile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mobile</span></a> networks as well...</li></ul><p>I've got <a href="https://www.teltarif.de/arch/2007/kw30/s26648.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">one of those</a>:</p><p>Basically a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Router" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Router</span></a> with some <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> on Ethernet, Power &amp; F-Screw-Connector on the rear, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/56k" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>56k</span></a>&amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ISDN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ISDN</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Modem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Modem</span></a>|s and USB up-front.</p><ul><li>And yes, I used that to share a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/dialup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dialup</span></a> connection with multiple devices, because they can do that!</li></ul><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Retro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Retro</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RetroTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroTech</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RetroNetworking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroNetworking</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Computing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Computing</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Networking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Networking</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SatelliteInternet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SatelliteInternet</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/2000s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>2000s</span></a></p>