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Some ye olde modems had a socket that you plugged your regular handset into: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acoustic_coupler https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acoust
by vacri 10y ago
Some ye olde modems had a socket that you plugged your regular handset into: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acoustic_coupler https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acoustic_coupler
I think one was used in the film War Games, but can't recall clearly.
- larholm 10y agoWar Games used a Dataphon s21d, iirc. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akustikkoppler#/media/File:Acustic_copler_with_serial_interface_dataphon_s_21_d.jpg https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akustikkoppler#/media/File:Acu... I had one for my C-64.
- aylons 10y agoI stand corrected! At least until the latter days of dial-up.
- mirimir 10y agoBack in the day, I carried an acoustic coupler with my laptop. Also a patch cable with alligator clips. And tools to disassemble stuff.