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Re: OT: Winmodems are soundcards Was: Laptop for College Bound Student?



On Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:45:50 -0500
Hugo Vanwoerkom <hvw59601@care2.com> wrote:

Hello Hugo,

> Brad Rogers wrote:
> > Acoustic Couplers, they were called.  A real PITA to use, too;  One
> > hard knock, and the line dropped, because the noise produced upset
> But it worked. Connected from IBM Chicago to IBM Kingston in 1972
> using TSO and an electric typewriter. It all took a while though.

Slow doesn't even *begin* to cover it.   :-)

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