This one wins my vote for unintended use of hardware. [nathan] sent in his bent modem. His breakout box takes midi signals in and uses them to generate various modem sounds from an old Packard Bell ...

Only a few years ago personal computer users had two choices when they went to hook up their PCs to phone lines. At that time, modems–the devices that enable computers to transmit information over ...

[url=http://arstechnica.com/civis/viewtopic.php?p=26108681#p26108681:1qqweq91 said: KhunRoger[/url]":1qqweq91]Hmph! If we're really getting into it... The first ...

Set-top boxes, POS terminals, ATM machines, and other embedded applications requiring fast communications connection speeds are key candidates for InchModem 240IM-T-LP, a 2,400-bps modem that measures ...

A lot of folks who bought computers a couple of years ago are finding that the 2,400-baud modems that came bundled inside aren’t up to the demands of today’s communications. The major on-line services ...

Can you believe it? A buddy needs a 2400 baud external modem for his laptop. Apparently it's the only way to connect to the financial institution he needs to do business with.<br><br>And I threw one ...

Businesses are finding it increasingly important to transfer high volumes of data from one computer to another rapidly and accurately. At the same time, telephone companies are beginning to replace ...

If your computer isn’t equipped with a modem, you’re missing a lot. A modem, the device that translates a computer’s digital signals into sounds that can be transmitted over phone lines, can link your ...