http://laughingsquid.com/using-a-1964-modem-to-connect-to-the-internet/ an online resource for art, culture and technology Sat, 24 Jul 2010 17:49:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://laughingsquid.com/using-a-1964-modem-to-connect-to-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-623706 Coty Sat, 30 May 2009 05:44:53 +0000 http://laughingsquid.com/?p=26030#comment-623706 That was super interesting, Scott! So interesting to see old technology work with new technology. Thanks for sharing! That was super interesting, Scott! So interesting to see old technology work with new technology. Thanks for sharing!

]]> http://laughingsquid.com/using-a-1964-modem-to-connect-to-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-621991 tamentis Thu, 28 May 2009 17:16:59 +0000 http://laughingsquid.com/?p=26030#comment-621991 This is so cool! But since he is connected to a remote box, he is not *REALLY* loading wikipedia at 300bps, the remote machine is. He is downloading the terminal characters and control characters at 300bps. If he really did load wikipedia at 300bps, it would have been *MUCH* slower. This is so cool! But since he is connected to a remote box, he is not *REALLY* loading wikipedia at 300bps, the remote machine is. He is downloading the terminal characters and control characters at 300bps. If he really did load wikipedia at 300bps, it would have been *MUCH* slower.

]]> http://laughingsquid.com/using-a-1964-modem-to-connect-to-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-621753 paniq Thu, 28 May 2009 06:42:37 +0000 http://laughingsquid.com/?p=26030#comment-621753 wow. 300 baud are like 37.5 bytes per second. since, on a terminal, each letter is a byte, you can literally see those 37.5 characters per second unfolding on his screen. wow. 300 baud are like 37.5 bytes per second. since, on a terminal, each letter is a byte, you can literally see those 37.5 characters per second unfolding on his screen.

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