I worked for a modem manufacture during the 90’s as an engineer. I worked on firmware that was sent to a large credit card company in Italy. I designed a multiple modem management system for my company.
I was also part of the beta test program for some of our new products. One of them was the first voice-over-data device. That was lots of fun.
As a result, I will never forget the train sequence tones. There was a time I could identify the baud rate each set of tones meant as well as when the compression routines started working.
I earned 5 patents with them for a protocol I created for them. Those were the days. I am glad to be on cable internet now.
Ugh….it was like that when my two nearing middle-age (ye godz, when the HELL did THAT happen…..??!!!!!….oh yeah right….) children were still living at the ‘ol homestead. They each had their own phone line in their respective bedrooms. The family PC was on a huge executive-type desk downstairs in the study, and…..how I DON’T miss those halcyon days…….
I played briefly with organizing a VDUC (Veterans of Dial-Up Communications) but my wife pointed out that that sort of frivolity could offend some members of the VFW (a consummation devoutly to be avoided in consideration of their contributions to the free world’s freedom), so I have filed that notion. I started dial-up with a 300-baud modem and a control program in MMSFORTH for the TRS-80 Model 1. That gave me more control than I’ve had since but cost far more patience; those were indeed the days!
Mordock999 Premium Member over 4 years ago
He’s using “dial-up” folks.
Might as well be sending smoke signals…….,
DaveG1960 over 4 years ago
Oh the joy’s of dial up, I miss it naught ….
mordalo over 4 years ago
Kids today will neither understand this strip, nor will they ever have to hear the sound of a modem connecting…
compromised account shared password over 4 years ago
I worked for a modem manufacture during the 90’s as an engineer. I worked on firmware that was sent to a large credit card company in Italy. I designed a multiple modem management system for my company.
I was also part of the beta test program for some of our new products. One of them was the first voice-over-data device. That was lots of fun.
As a result, I will never forget the train sequence tones. There was a time I could identify the baud rate each set of tones meant as well as when the compression routines started working.
I earned 5 patents with them for a protocol I created for them. Those were the days. I am glad to be on cable internet now.
ron over 4 years ago
Wow… from back in days of the ‘twisted pair’ connection!
Scoutmaster77 over 4 years ago
Those were the days…
orbenjawell Premium Member over 4 years ago
Ugh….it was like that when my two nearing middle-age (ye godz, when the HELL did THAT happen…..??!!!!!….oh yeah right….) children were still living at the ‘ol homestead. They each had their own phone line in their respective bedrooms. The family PC was on a huge executive-type desk downstairs in the study, and…..how I DON’T miss those halcyon days…….
john over 4 years ago
I played briefly with organizing a VDUC (Veterans of Dial-Up Communications) but my wife pointed out that that sort of frivolity could offend some members of the VFW (a consummation devoutly to be avoided in consideration of their contributions to the free world’s freedom), so I have filed that notion. I started dial-up with a 300-baud modem and a control program in MMSFORTH for the TRS-80 Model 1. That gave me more control than I’ve had since but cost far more patience; those were indeed the days!
montylc2001 over 4 years ago
You can tell this was mid 1990’s…