Re: [OT] Nostalgia alert!

2009-06-02 Thread Jon 'maddog' Hall
Yup, and I remember paying $25. for ONE of those serial line connectors (not the cable, just the connector). And that was $25 back in 1977. md ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org

[OT] Nostalgia alert!

2009-06-01 Thread Ben Scott
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9dpXHnJXaE Can you guess what's in the wooden box without looking at the web browser title bar? I didn't know that those early devices were actually simple analog circuit designs. -- Ben ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing

Re: [OT] Nostalgia alert!

2009-06-01 Thread Ben Scott
On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 8:24 AM, Ben Scott dragonh...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9dpXHnJXaE P.S.: Blog post with photos and more info: http://phreakmonkey.com/index.php/archives/134 -- Ben ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list

Re: [OT] Nostalgia alert!

2009-06-01 Thread Ric Werme
http://phreakmonkey.com/index.php/archives/134 I identified with the 3rd photo. The soft cups for the handset were typical of the genre. Error injection was trivial - tap the handset with a pencil. Of course the circuitry was analog - other than dialing, the phone system was analog. You can

Re: [OT] Nostalgia alert!

2009-06-01 Thread Ben Scott
On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 6:40 PM, Ric Werme ewe...@comcast.net wrote: I identified with the 3rd photo. The soft cups for the handset were typical of the genre. Yah, I've seen an acoustic coupler before, but never one with a wooden enclosure! :) Of course the circuitry was analog - other