Direct connection of two computers over the phone line is still possible,
and in fact, is done regularly by a lot of people.
Each computer has to be running a compatible terminal application program,
and the modems have to be set to the same parameters, but once you iron out
the little details, it's really easy.
Between vintage Macs, I usually recommend a free Terminal program such as
Zmodem or White Knight, and I've been most successful with communication
speeds of 28.8 kbps, and then it's essentially a matter of setting one modem
to Answer mode and the other to Originate, making sure both computers are
ready at a set time, and then placing the call. When the Answer-mode modem
answers the phone, the Originate-mode modem connects after a short
"handshake" period of a few seconds, and then the two computers are in what
you might call a "chat session", where each party can type messages to each
other. From that point, file transfers can be started, or simple text files
can be shared.
If you need any additional information, just ask!
Bob
----- Original Message ----- From: "jworgan"
> before the internet became common place, it was possible to contact a
> friend by dial-up modem computer to modem to phoneline to modem to
> computer - no internet needed
>
> can that still be done or do all contacts have to be made via internet?
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