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In 1989, YouTube user phreakmonkey acquired a 1964 Livermore Data Systems Model A Acoustic Coupler Modem. It was one of the first modems ever made. Watch him use it to load Wikipedia on his laptop! The video begins with some historical and technical information. You can skip ahead to about five minutes into the video to see him login.
via reddit | Phreak Monkey's Website
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A newer version of this was used in the movie War Games.
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I love that vintage modem sound.
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Well, Egbert...That's about how long data transmission took in those days with those modems. Now we can send memes around the planet in seconds.
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This is old news. Think I saw this posted two or three years ago
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They skipped the best part: configuring the system to work with the modem and the transferred data. Bummer.
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