Despite this ruling, for years the only way to get online was via an acoustic coupler (I used one to connect to CompuServe via Tymnet). In searching for images

Despite this ruling, for years the only way to get online was via an acoustic coupler (I used one to connect to CompuServe via Tymnet). In searching for images of them, I came across this set of someone connecting to a pay phone out of their van. I can't imagine how many quarters it took to get their email... Reposted on imgur to avoid hug-of-death: http://imgur.com/a/n4PMb http://imgur.com/a/n4PMb Original site: http://wrybread.com/WryRoad/gadgets/coupler.htm http://wrybread.com/WryRoad/gadgets/coupler.htm