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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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