We check out an ancient modem from US Robotics and try to get it working, along with their software called Tel-Pac.
Password instruction manual: https://files.serialport.org/modems/USR/Password%20Instruction%20Manual.pdf
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00:00 — Intro
00:33 — History of US Robotics
02:51 — Their first modem
05:08 — The Password
12:24 — First test
17:50 — Replacing the speaker
21:16 — Second test
22:42 — Tel-Pac
28:06 — Outro
Huge thanks to:
Foudroie for the epic album "The Journey":
Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YoRx3P8CKE
Listen: https://open.spotify.com/album/4K8Lc2Y2YpvbgzDQW7Ektp
Above music provided by Lofi Girl.
References:
Bell System Memorial. https://memorial.bellsystem.com/
Douglass, J. L. (1984). Applied Data Communications Handbook. Universal Data Systems.
Cowell, C. (2016). U.S. Robotics Founder on Early-day Internet, Entrepreneurship. Interview conducted by Kerry Murdock. https://www.practicalecommerce.com/U-S-Robotics-Founder-on-Early-day-Internet-Entrepreneurship
Holley, M. (2013). U.S. Robotics Modem. https://deramp.com/swtpc.com/USR/USR_Modem.htm
Baguley, R. (2013). The Gadget We Miss: The US Robotics Courier Modem. https://medium.com/people-gadgets/the-gadget-we-miss-the-us-robotics-courier-modem-3d43eac5f1de