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9600? Try 1200 baud! Of course, this guarantees that someone will chime in talking about starting off with a 300 baud modem that worked like they showed in Wa
by tallanvor 5y ago
9600? Try 1200 baud! Of course, this guarantees that someone will chime in talking about starting off with a 300 baud modem that worked like they showed in WarGames.
- jon_adler 5y agoI also ran through most of the modem speeds. All the lower speeds were calls made to BBSs, pre internet. 1200, 2400, 9600, 14400, 28800, 33600…
- lordelph 5y agoI recall accessing Prestel at 1200/75 - 1200 baud coming down, but a measly 75 baud going back up!
- jes 5y agoBack in the 70s, I dialed a number on my parent’s rotary phone. When the remote computer answered, I would shove the handset into the earmuffs on the acoustic coupler[1]. It usually worked. I don’t remember if the baud rate was 300 or 110. 1. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acoustic_coupler https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acoustic_coupler
- DonHopkins 5y agoModems used to cost a dollar a baud, about $100 for a 110 baud modem, $300 for a 300 baud modem, and $1200 for a 1200 baud modem.