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

[Mark Kelly]

Acoustic coupler?  LOOXURY!  In MY day we 'ad two tin cans, a piece of 
string and...


Roland Gesthuizen wrote:
> 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...
>>
>>
>>> 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
>>>
>>> ============================================================================
>>> =======
>>> Malcolm Carson
>>> email: mjarb at iname.com
>>>
>>> ============================================================================
>>> =======
>>>
>>>
>>> -----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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