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Why the modems screamed
In The Atlantic, Alexis Madrigal recalls the otherworldly howl of a 56K modem negotiating its connection, and quotes our pal GlennF in his 1998 explanation of that characteristic anthem of the heroic bronze age of the Internet: This is a choreographed sequence that allowed these digital devices to piggyback on an analog telephone network. "A [...]Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/Hw5gHlPHxys/why-the-modems-screamed.html
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