“Fame means when your computer modem is broken, the repair guy comes out to your house a little faster.” –Actress Sandra Bullock, a computer buff who plays a hacker in her latest … ...

The First Civilian Commercial Computer Modem In 1962, AT&T introduced the Bell 103 Data Phone (seen here), which set the standard for 300-baud (approximately 300-bps) full-duplex modems.

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These two devices help power your home internet connection. It helps to know how they function. Here are the details.

The local cable television company says a few of its Internet customers with computer communications hookups dating back nine or more years must buy new equipment.

Sometimes, hardware projects get cancelled before they have a chance to make an impact, often due to politics or poor economic judgment. The Tsushin Booster for the PC Engine is one such project, p… ...

How to Use a Modem & Computer as a Telephone. If you want to avoid the expense of a traditional landline in your workplace, consider using a computer plugged into an active modem as your phone ...

A developer, stuck working on an airgapped computer, developed a virtual modem for connecting to the internet using HTML5 audio.

The storm that swept through Citrus on Friday morning was a dud, it seemed, sending only a few trees to the ground. But with insidious precision it claimed victims.