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Oh, nostalgia. I had a US Robotics 56K modem, which produced two bell-alike sounds during handshake. It was cool. I search for that specific sounds for years an

by adontz 7mo ago

Oh, nostalgia. I had a US Robotics 56K modem, which produced two bell-alike sounds during handshake. It was cool. I search for that specific sounds for years and cannot find.

hackernudes 7mo ago
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xalTFH5ht-k&t=99 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xalTFH5ht-k&t=99 This matches my memory of 56k dialup with the two BONGs. And now I get to share my favorite AT command. M0 could mute the modem! M1 was quieter than the default. I will never understand why those weren't more common! Used like: ATM0DT
- vardump 7mo ago
  I never wanted to mute, because with sound you could hear a bad connection early and retry faster.
  - johng 7mo ago
    Yup, this exactly.
  - orev 7mo ago
    And you could hear the call waiting beep if you didn’t have a dedicated line for the PC.
- adontz 7mo ago
  Very similar, thank you so much
BuildTheRobots 7mo ago
I've also been searching for that double-bong for years. Last time I asked, user hackmiester pointed me to https://goughlui.com/2016/05/03/project-the-definitive-collection-of-v-90v-92-modem-sounds/ https://goughlui.com/2016/05/03/project-the-definitive-colle... The "Texas Instruments DSP based Modems" linking to USR-Sportster-bong-bong.wav is pretty close to what I remember. edit: hackernudes reply is perfect. The youtube auto generated subtitles are pleasing too.
flkiwi 7mo ago
Me, before clicking: Man, I remember I had this USR modem that did this weird BONG sound during handshake. I wonder if anyone else in the comments remembers that. Comments: YUP.