[Year 12 IT Apps] Course review musings...

[Roland Gesthuizen]

Yes, back then it streamed text data fast enough to casually read on a
monitor without the need to scroll. Remember using an acoustic coupler
to connect it to a phone?

Regards Roland

2009/2/12 Robert <robert at yinnar.com>:
> Modems! I remember my first modem in 1986.
>
> 300 baud.
>
> Repeat 0.3k bps.
>
> Then up through 14.4k, 28.8k to 56k bps - and now broadband. Worth
> mentioning to our students so they have some idea of how things have changed
> over the last 20+ years.
>
> Robert Hind (Semi-retired)
> Ashwood and Traralgon
> robert at yinnar.com
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "malcolm" <mjarb at iname.com>
> To: "'Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List'"
> <itapps at edulists.com.au>
> Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 4:31 PM
> Subject: RE: [Year 12 IT Apps] Course review musings...
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>
>> And modems are still used in the business world for those who may want to
>> send faxes using landlines as against via the internet.
>>
>> Malcolm
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>> Malcolm Carson
>> email: mjarb at iname.com
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au
>> [mailto:itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au]
>> On Behalf Of Roland Gesthuizen
>> Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 11:25 AM
>> To: Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] Course review musings...
>>
>> Oddly enough, they still use modems at our International sister
>> schools. Precious bits of networking technology we easily take for
>> granted in our high-bandwidth, technology rich environments. I agree,
>> it still has a place :-)
>>
>> Regards Roland
>>
>> 2009/2/11 Mark Kelly <kel at mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au>:
>> (snip)
>>>
>>> I hope the VCAA leaves the famous 56bps modem in
>>> the glossary.  It's been there so long I've become fond of it  :-)
>>>
>>> --
>>> Mark Kelly
>>
>> --
>> Roland Gesthuizen - ICT Coordinator - Westall Secondary College
>> http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au
>>
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>> --Margaret Mead
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-- 
Roland Gesthuizen - ICT Coordinator - Westall Secondary College
http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can
change the world; indeed it is the only thing that ever has."
--Margaret Mead