I recently built a new computer for a friend (Shuttle Zen: ATI Intel MB w/IGP, undervolted P4 1.6A, 512MB), and gave him the external Supra Express modem that had been gathering dust on my shelf (but ...
some of the original 56k modems were unable to exceed 53k at fcc regulated voltages. over a leased line or some such, they could do 56k.<BR><BR>that problem was cleared up like three months after ...
The man behind the 56k modem, inventor Brett Townsend took patent fight to the extreme. In this argument over technologies the winner is not a technology at all, it’s its inventor Brent Townshend. He ...
If you came of age in the 1990s, you’ll remember the unmistakable auditory handshake of an analog modem negotiating its connection via the plain old telephone system. That cacophony of screeches and ...
Maybe Brent Townshend would have wound up in court no matter what he invented. Since creating 56K bit/sec modem technology in the mid-1990s, the California engineer has spent a lot of time suing ...
Sun Denshi, the parent company of the Japanese software company SunSoft, announced today it will release a 56k "OnlineStation" modem for the Sony PlayStation 2 console. The modem will be plugged into ...
The SlimModem2 slim-profile 56-kbit/s voice/data/fax modem module features low cost and a footprint that integrates easily into existing OEM configurations. The module has call-waiting detection, ...
When I call my parents and get a busy signal, I know my dad isn’t walking in the door with arms full of groceries or sudsing up the dog. He’s surfing the Internet, and he’s disabled his phone’s ...
A tech YouTube channel that sought to stream videos from the platform over dial-up internet may have broken download speed records for 20-year-old hardware. The ...
First published 21 April, 1997. "Psion Dacom doesn't plan to release 56K products anytime soon," said Dave Curl, marketing manager for the firm. "There's an awful risk of confusion for buyers. There ...