Uncategorized Triangle Universities Computation Center April 13, 2026 / April 13, 2026 by mark | Leave a Comment The Triangle Universities Computation Center was formed in 1966, a partnership between 3 universities in central NC to create computer time sharing services: Photo from Hickory Daily Record Sept 16 1968. Caption: Students, faculty and researchers at 38 North Carolina colleges and universities will be transmitting and receiving answers to thousands of problems daily this […] Read more »
Uncategorized Cisco ISP in a Box, option 2 (Cisco 3825) September 18, 2024 / September 18, 2024 by mark | 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 »
Accessory cards Uncategorized B.G. Micro Vocal Synthesizer Card February 17, 2024 / August 3, 2025 by mark | 2 Comments on B.G. Micro Vocal Synthesizer Card Our 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. We showed it functioning in this restoration video: Photos Resources Resources we found related to this card components How it […] Read more » bgmicro dos synthesizer
Uncategorized Xyplex MaxServer Menu October 1, 2023 / October 1, 2023 by mark | 2 Comments on Xyplex MaxServer Menu While 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 […] Read more » isp ppp xyplex
Uncategorized Cisco router: Modem ISP in a box February 22, 2023 / May 16, 2024 by mark | 7 Comments on Cisco router: Modem ISP in a box In 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 […] Read more » cisco dialup isp modem ppp
