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Cisco ISP in a Box, option 2 (Cisco 3825)
/ | 3 Comments on Cisco ISP in a Box, option 2 (Cisco 3825)One of our viewers assembled an “ISP in a box” setup with some more features than our original post. This setup has 4x FXS ports to provide analog dialtone, channelized T1 cards, and Cisco Digital Modem modules (like those in the AS5x00 series). Dialing 5551212 from an analog line will connect you to the modem […]
Read more »B.G. Micro Vocal Synthesizer Card
/ | Leave a CommentOur PC’s Limited (Dell) 286 computer came with a B.G. Micro vocal synthesizer card, which lets the computer “talk” in 1980s robot style. Two tantalum capacitors had failed on the board, so all were replaced. Photos Resources Resources we found related to this card components How it Works Here’s a very rough overview of how […]
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Xyplex MaxServer Menu
/ | 2 Comments on Xyplex MaxServer MenuWhile working on the Xyplex Maxserver 1620 for our upcoming terminal server video, I wanted to try re-creating a menu I thought I had seen before from a 1990s ISP. The idea is that the user can dial in with a modem, and then get a menu to choose between several options such as telneting […]
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Cisco router: Modem ISP in a box
/ | 7 Comments on Cisco router: Modem ISP in a boxIn our journey to re-live old experiences with our retro computers, part of that experience is to use dial-up modems. For example, we did a thorough factory restore to bring our Packard Bell Platinum 2220 back to life [vintage 1997] and while it would be easy to get it online by slapping in a 3com […]
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