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Rupert 🇪🇺🏴‍☠️😾🔭📷🍺🍪🌍🔥<p>I dug out an <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/iMacG4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iMacG4</span></a> that has been untouched in the loft for 15 years. Turned it on and it said a little triple tone and flashed it's little light. After a reset it came properly to life and updated OS. Found Safari doesn't like Https sites, so loaded <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Aquafox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Aquafox</span></a> and she works fine, if slowly.</p><p>Reckon she'll be a good thing to test the <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/indieweb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>indieweb</span></a> site I'll be building, though I will plug her into the fibre broadband, not a <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/dialup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dialup</span></a> modem (can you still get on line with one?)</p><p>The prettiest Mac ever 😹</p><p><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/retoComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retoComputing</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p>Now some folks may say: <em>"Why don't you just get a regular-ass <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AUI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AUI</span></a> like a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NormalPerson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NormalPerson</span></a>?"</em></p><p><code>1.</code> Simply because <em>noone but the most tech-masochistic folks</em> want to deal with like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/coax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coax</span></a> cables, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VampireTaps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VampireTaps</span></a>, huge <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MAUI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MAUI</span></a> boxes and rare vintage stuff + overhead to get a slow &amp; underwhelming network experience. Pretty shure neither <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.restless.systems/@ncommander" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ncommander</span></a></span> nor <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dialup.space/@TechTangents" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>TechTangents</span></a></span> would either.</p><p><code>2.</code> The few late-era <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/10BaseT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>10BaseT</span></a>-based AUIs do exist but they are long out of production and thus quite expensive. And if you are on <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/10Base2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>10Base2</span></a> or even <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/10Base5" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>10Base5</span></a> good luck finding a still working <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/switch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>switch</span></a> that isn't sold by a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/scalper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scalper</span></a> like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ersazza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ersazza</span></a> way above <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MSRP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MSRP</span></a>+<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a>!</p><p><code>3</code> An AUI is just an Interface port / media converter similar to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SFP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SFP</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigabit_interface_converter" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">GBIC</a> and <em>necessitates a NIC already inside the machine</em>.</p><p><code>4.</code> AUIs are not just long outdated but also way more inflexible, whereas basically anything from an <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Apple2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apple2</span></a> up to the latest <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Android</span></a>-<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tablet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tablet</span></a> can be adapted cheaply to do <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RS232" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RS232</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/serial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>serial</span></a> and send AT commands to a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Modem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Modem</span></a>.</p><p><code>5.</code> Twisted-Pair Ethernet is cheap, commonplace and still supported and pretty much forwards- and backwards compatible. 10BaseT will run on Cat.3 but also on Cat.5 and even Cat.8 cables (In case one wants to hookup a vintage computer on a 40GBase-T port for no reason but to see if the switch does negotiate proper 10Base-T.</p><p><code>6.</code> Because it's useful...</p><p><code>7.</code> as said before: AUI port would be <code>nice to have</code> but not necessary...</p><p><code>8.</code> it would allow Network access similar to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/dialup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dialup</span></a> abeit without the need for existing <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PSTN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PSTN</span></a> infrastructure like <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@c3isdn" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>c3isdn</span></a></span> has...</p>
Zelda 🎀 TheZeldaZone🏳️‍⚧️🎮<p>Please don't post to the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a> on wednesdays, y'all. That is my night to download the new Neopets content on my 56k. Thank you for understanding.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shitpost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shitpost</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retro</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dialup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dialup</span></a></p>
ƧƿѦςɛ♏ѦਹѤʞ<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@serfdeweb" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>serfdeweb</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@hyc" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>hyc</span></a></span> <br>We had a copy running on the uni's Cyber-174 so everyone could play - 'distributed' multiplayer gaming before The Internet. :-) <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dialup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dialup</span></a></p>
ƧƿѦςɛ♏ѦਹѤʞ<p>The Internet actually ran significantly faster on Christmas day because everyone else was doing 'real' stuff and not mucking about online.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/InTheGoodOleDays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InTheGoodOleDays</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HashtagGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HashtagGames</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TheInternet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheInternet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ISDN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ISDN</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ADSL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ADSL</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dialup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dialup</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/geek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geek</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nerd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nerd</span></a></p>
Sweet Home Alaberta 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇲🇽<p>Mastodon using Telus when your high-speed runs out. The feed still loads, without most pix displayed, unlike many other sites like CTV with its mandatory video that can't load at the Telus snail speeds. Thanks to <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/CBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CBC</span></a> for CBC Lite.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Telus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Telus</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/DialUp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DialUp</span></a></p>
Marcus "MajorLinux" Summers<p>Edit: Don’t mind me! Apparently, this is an old article! But still!</p><p>Original:</p><p>It is the year of our Lord 2025 and people are still subscribing to AOL?!</p><p>About 1.5 million people still pay for AOL — but now they get tech support and identity theft services instead of dial-up internet </p><p><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/03/aol-1point5-million-people-still-pay-for-service-but-not-for-dial-up-internet.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cnbc.com/2021/05/03/aol-1point</span><span class="invisible">5-million-people-still-pay-for-service-but-not-for-dial-up-internet.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/AOL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AOL</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/AmericaOnline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmericaOnline</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Support" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Support</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/IdentityTheft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IdentityTheft</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/DialUp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DialUp</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Internet</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://twipped.social/@twipped" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>twipped</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Viss" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Viss</span></a></span> could be worse.</p><p>Whichever asshole at <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>EUCommission</span></a></span> &amp; <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.bund.de/@BMWK" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>BMWK</span></a></span> / <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.bund.de/@bmv" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>bmv</span></a></span> &amp; @kartellamt@social.bund.de allowed <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Vodafone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Vodafone</span></a> to buy <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/KabelDeutschland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KabelDeutschland</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Unitymedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Unitymedia</span></a> should be forced to live with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Dialup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dialup</span></a> speeds for € 99,99 p.m. for the rest of their lives because Vodafone wants to charge me more for worse.terms and worse internet, and I've told them <em>"How about no? Give me an offer that is even remotely competitive!"</em> more than once…</p>
scy<p>Stolen from <a href="https://nerdculture.de/@PotsDame/114493448636993104" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">nerdculture.de/@PotsDame/11449</span><span class="invisible">3448636993104</span></a>, added alt text.</p><p>Original source: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/herobernz/reel/DI_kXMot3Bc/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">instagram.com/herobernz/reel/D</span><span class="invisible">I_kXMot3Bc/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/GuitarHero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GuitarHero</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/DialUp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DialUp</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/modem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>modem</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/herobernz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>herobernz</span></a></p>
Asbestos<p>Xfinity's website loads at literally dial up speeds<br><a href="https://pnw.zone/tags/xfinity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>xfinity</span></a> <a href="https://pnw.zone/tags/dialup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dialup</span></a> #33.3</p>
Lisa!Suddenly, a call came in. <br> .<br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/photography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/urban?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#urban</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/urbanphotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#urbanphotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/streetphotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#streetphotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/dialup?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dialup</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/alley?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#alley</a>
Jason the fox 🔜 Giant fox maw<p>hmm... Just got to thinking... I wonder how usable <a href="https://gulp.cafe/tags/dialup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dialup</span></a> internet would be in the modern era if we combined the good of the present with the good of the past. for example:</p><p>todays modern video and image compression codecs like AV1 (and ad blockers)</p><p>and past lightweight web design where websites didnt have to load like 20mb worth of javashit libraries.</p><p>not saying anyone should go back to dial-up but its an interesting thought experiment.</p><p><a href="https://gulp.cafe/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://gulp.cafe/tags/retrotech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrotech</span></a></p>
lpbkdotnet<p>Welcome to the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TelephoneExchange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TelephoneExchange</span></a> shed my new beepyboopy friend!</p><p>This is a “GPO Modem 2B” - a <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/dialup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dialup</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/modem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>modem</span></a>… phone line in, RS232 out at a whopping 300bps!</p><p>It’s all discrete components (no ICs here!) and beautifully built with all the diodes/resistors mounted on little plastic carriers.</p><p>The modulator, demodulator etc are on separate, pull-out cards</p><p>It’s a gorgeous chunk of engineering, that I’ll be carefully powering up over the next few weeks!</p><p>Thanks for the swap <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@anachrocomputer" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>anachrocomputer</span></a></span></p>
Sinclair-Speccy<p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Computer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Computer</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RetroTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroTech</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/VintageComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VintageComputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RetroComputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputers</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RetroTechnology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroTechnology</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/VintageAd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VintageAd</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/VintageTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VintageTech</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/AppleII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AppleII</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Modem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Modem</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/DialUp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DialUp</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/OldSchoolInternet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OldSchoolInternet</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/80sComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>80sComputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/TechHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechHistory</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/ComputerHardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ComputerHardware</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/HayesCompatible" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HayesCompatible</span></a></p>
Sandbox IT Solutions<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dialup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dialup</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/56kmodem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>56kmodem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>internet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wifi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wifiissues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wifiissues</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/aol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/modem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>modem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/backintheday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>backintheday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/meme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>meme</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/memes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>memes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/memesoftheday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>memesoftheday</span></a></p>
Boomland Jenkins<a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Ultima?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Ultima</a> Online in the 1990s was the wild west of online gaming and when populate was at its best, you could get into large scale battles (for 90s online gaming). The Internet could barely handle it and those on T3 or DSL connections ran circles around the poor saps still on dialup.<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/RetroGaming?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RetroGaming</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/UO?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UO</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/dialup?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dialup</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/90sRPG?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#90sRPG</a>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@vwestlife" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>vwestlife</span></a></span> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Funfact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Funfact</span></a>: In <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Cband" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cband</span></a> dishes weren't common so <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SatelliteInternet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SatelliteInternet</span></a> used simiar <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tuner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tuner</span></a> cards with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VSAT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VSAT</span></a> terminals, usually accepting downlinks from regular commercial <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TV</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/satellites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>satellites</span></a> that were just data channels on <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ASTRA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ASTRA</span></a> and/or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Eutelsat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Eutelsat</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/HotBird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HotBird</span></a> in the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/KuBand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KuBand</span></a>...</p><ul><li>Later they got some fancy <em>"SAT-Routers"</em> that combines a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DVB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DVB</span></a>-S downlink and an <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/analog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>analog</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/56k" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>56k</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ISDN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ISDN</span></a> modem for uplink if not offered to use <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/2G" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>2G</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/mobile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mobile</span></a> networks as well...</li></ul><p>I've got <a href="https://www.teltarif.de/arch/2007/kw30/s26648.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">one of those</a>:</p><p>Basically a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Router" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Router</span></a> with some <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> on Ethernet, Power &amp; F-Screw-Connector on the rear, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/56k" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>56k</span></a>&amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ISDN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ISDN</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Modem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Modem</span></a>|s and USB up-front.</p><ul><li>And yes, I used that to share a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/dialup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dialup</span></a> connection with multiple devices, because they can do that!</li></ul><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Retro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Retro</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RetroTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroTech</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RetroNetworking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroNetworking</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Computing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Computing</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Networking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Networking</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SatelliteInternet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SatelliteInternet</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/2000s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>2000s</span></a></p>
Blake Patterson<p>BBSing big with MuffinTerm on the Mac. </p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/BBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BBS</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/BBSing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BBSing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/BBSes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BBSes</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/MuffinTerm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MuffinTerm</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Mac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mac</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/dialup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dialup</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/telnet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>telnet</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/MacStudio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MacStudio</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/LG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LG</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/LGDualUp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGDualUp</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/setups" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>setups</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/desk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>desk</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/NoMansSky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoMansSky</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/video" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>video</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/ByteCellar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ByteCellar</span></a></p>
Heliograph<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://defcon.social/@gulo" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>gulo</span></a></span> 😆😹 "what's a <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/landline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>landline</span></a>" ☎️ <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/dialup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dialup</span></a> 🏗️</p>
Blake Patterson<p>As the snow keeps falling outside, I am reminded that snowdays are the best time to BBS. Always have been.</p><p><a href="https://bytecellar.com/2022/01/11/bbsing-in-the-snow-is-the-best-way-to-log-in/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bytecellar.com/2022/01/11/bbsi</span><span class="invisible">ng-in-the-snow-is-the-best-way-to-log-in/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/BBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BBS</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/BBSing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BBSing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/BBSes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BBSes</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/vintagecomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputers</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/AppleII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AppleII</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blog</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/photo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photo</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/CRT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CRT</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/telnet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>telnet</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/dialup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dialup</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/nostalgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nostalgia</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/modems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>modems</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/memories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>memories</span></a></p>