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Circa 1964 Livermore Data Systems "Model A" Acoustic Coupler Modem, live demonstration. --- EDIT: Photos and answers are on my blog at phreakmonkey.com --- Background: This modem was given to me ~1989 by the widow of a retired (IBM?) engineer. Computerhistory.org has a Model B dated 1965, and I've seen a ~1967 Model C written up in a magazine. (Interestingly, incorrectly identified as being only 110 baud.) Even better than seeing it in a museum, I decide to hook the trusty Model A up and make it talk to something. After some trial and error, I manage to get it to talk to a terminal server at work and use it to connect to a linux box. It's ALIVE! So, 45 years after it's creation, this antique modem gets to send data to and from the modern Internet. Enjoy! - K.C.

Channel: Science & Technology
Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Author: phreakmonkey

Length: 08:28
Rating: 4.9405737
Views: 372179

Tags: Antique  Modem  Hardware  Hacking  Museum  

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GKITSME (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
WOW! 5/5
Eagleboy1990 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
That simply is awesome :D
consequentialistic (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
What? The model C is already out on the street?! Time to upgrade.
alexfierro (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
This is incredible!!!! Thanks for posting!
scottylans (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
So goddamn cool, I only ever had a 9600 but it wasn't the accoustic coupling type, just a plain old modem
ReadySteadyGuu (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
umm can I watch p0rn on that??
pseudocaveman (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Most fascinating thing I've seen in a long time. Oh, how the Internet has changed.
pinguinociccione (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
AWESOME! (from italy)
mirrorseye (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
woh thats pretty awsome
Yarrick2k5 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
'we're blazing now!' just goes to show how technology has advanced in such a short time span :P

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