Pushing Dial-up Modems Further Than We EVER Thought Possible
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We pay homage to the dial-up modem in the best way we know possible, and perhaps set a world record? Want more content like this? Support our mission! Send us a Super Thanks and check out our Patreon + Discord community: https://www.patreon.com/serialport Got some retro gear you want to donate? Get in touch with us at serialport.org. Our second channel: @TheParallelPort #dialup #internet #90s 00:00 — Intro 00:33 — Everything was slow 04:00 — Is it even possible? 05:10 — Preparation 09:31 — More modems! 14:21 — Trying out four modems 17:16 — Double it 20:10 — Taking it to the MAX 23:24 — Behind the scenes 24:18 — Outro References: Zickuhr, K., & Smith, A. (2012). Digital Differences. Pew Research Center. https://www.pewinternet.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/media/Files/Reports/2012/PIP_Digital_differences_041312.pdf Lloyd, B., McGregor, G., Sklower, K. L., & Carr, D. (1994). The PPP Multilink Protocol (MP) - RFC 1717. IETF. https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/rfc1717/
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