What I meant was: What is the word "modem" an abbreviation for?gerald wrote:John,
I think ( from memory ) a modem is a electronic device used to change frequencies either of electric or sound so it can be transmitted over phone lines.
It's been awhile.
Am I right or wrong?
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Modem: MOdulator-DEModulator.
The first computer that I ever saw was one that my friend's dad built. TTL RAM boards cooled by fans and a Radio Shack tape recorder for a tape drive. It had a cradle for the telephone handset 320 baud modem. This was about 1977, but my friend's dad worked for NASA, so he knew how to build one of these.
We also made FSK phone calls over a CB radio via his base station while driving in his car. I knew at the time that I was witnessing the future, but was unsuccessful in convincing my parents to sell their shares of Pan-Am and invest in technology stocks.
The first computer that I ever saw was one that my friend's dad built. TTL RAM boards cooled by fans and a Radio Shack tape recorder for a tape drive. It had a cradle for the telephone handset 320 baud modem. This was about 1977, but my friend's dad worked for NASA, so he knew how to build one of these.
We also made FSK phone calls over a CB radio via his base station while driving in his car. I knew at the time that I was witnessing the future, but was unsuccessful in convincing my parents to sell their shares of Pan-Am and invest in technology stocks.
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