Modems: 60 Years of Hooking Up

[Tom Adam]

That doesn't help much when they disconnect the regular phonelines.

But better than nothing....

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ToAd
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On Feb 22, 2011 19:07 "Peter Korsten" <peter at severity-one.com>
<peter at severity-one.com> wrote:

> Op 22-2-2011 15:14, Gert van Santen schreef:
> 
> > Modems... I'm glad those days are gone.
> 
> Uh-uh! They may be gone for you, but the Dutch internet provider
> XS4All
> yesterday opened a modem bank for people to dial in (say, from Libya)
> and in that way circumvent the obstacles that tyrannical regimes have
> put in the way of free information sharing.
> 
> It's crazy that we have to resort to 'ancient' technology for this
> sort
> of thing.
> 
> - Peter
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