ISDN was the standard for "next generation" phone lines. It was never really meant for data. The design was to handle converted analog signals their new digital network. The demand for true broadband upended that plan,…
1200 bps modems were available for the IBM PC much earlier than that. I think by 1982 your could get a 1200 or even 2400 bps modem for the PC. The AT models in 1984 standardized the faster speeds. 300 baud modems were…
I worked at Radio Shack in the early 1990s. I was shocked to see that Radio Shack was still selling the Model 100s (acutually, model 102 by that time) as it was at least a 10 year old design by then. The manager told me…
ISDN was the standard for "next generation" phone lines. It was never really meant for data. The design was to handle converted analog signals their new digital network. The demand for true broadband upended that plan,…
1200 bps modems were available for the IBM PC much earlier than that. I think by 1982 your could get a 1200 or even 2400 bps modem for the PC. The AT models in 1984 standardized the faster speeds. 300 baud modems were…
I worked at Radio Shack in the early 1990s. I was shocked to see that Radio Shack was still selling the Model 100s (acutually, model 102 by that time) as it was at least a 10 year old design by then. The manager told me…