Nope, direct cable connection. Oldschool, serial port to serial port. Internet access was more expensive than hardware back then, so everything had to be done "in house".

Good times.

Edit: just checked, the null modem cable is still in my bag of spare cables and adapters. Haven't used one since we played Outlaws in '97.>> ^ant:

>> ^radx:
We clocked endless hours on Diablo via DCC. Nothing was as hilarious as a chain-lightning-frenzy down in hell. Blowing through an entire inventory of full mana potions in a minute -- awesome.
DCC from IRC?

LOL @ the dial-up modem sound effect.

>> ^MaxWilder:

I'm surprised that my modem from the 80's was the same speed! 20 years later! That would be inconceivable now.
BTW, if you want to get a shock, just find a magazine from the early 2000's and look for technology ads. Cell-phones, computer specs, TVs, whatever... they all look archaic. And less than 10 years old.


Got to love those brick cellphones.

I'm surprised that my modem from the 80's was the same speed! 20 years later! That would be inconceivable now.

BTW, if you want to get a shock, just find a magazine from the early 2000's and look for technology ads. Cell-phones, computer specs, TVs, whatever... they all look archaic. And less than 10 years old.

I remember playing over a 56k modem with a friend from school and using the football field level and those rocket launchers, hahahah brought back memories.

In reply to this comment by MarineGunrock:
Thanks! It's nice to be reminded what the Duke is supposed to be like.

In reply to this comment by BoneRemake:
*promote

>> ^artician:

>This takes me back to 1983 with a 300 baud Volksmodem
Oh yeah? Well it takes ME back to 1844, telegraphing morse-code!


Kids nowadays.

I remember 1066, flashing shiny surfaces from frigate to frigate.

OMG I de-reverbed it and was able to connect to this with my modem and download some cat porn...

> so I can feel like it's 1996 again...

This takes me back to 1983 with a 300 baud Volksmodem

Your video, Dial-Up Modem Noises Slowed Down, has made it into the Top 15 New Videos listing. Congratulations on your achievement. For your contribution you have been awarded 1 Power Point.

>> ^MarineGunrock:

Am I gonna die in 7 days or something?


My ears were bleeding. But, that may have been the headphones at 10 when I listened to it.

towards the end it sounded like modem-sounds transmission, what was that about?

@xxovercastxx

I know with wikis anyone can post a page about anything, but in most cases the stupid-ass articles are deleted for non-compliance. That's why I agree with you that we should have rules. If we have tight rules about what should be posted and what shouldn't be, then an article like Sheppard posted about me could be deleted immediately and without question because it was about a member, because (as I suggested) articles about any member should be forbidden in the first place. (BTW, it will be interesting how long that entry will stay there. The Streisand effect and all.) But if articles about members are going to be allowed, then members should be allowed to opt out of it, meaning that no articles about that member should be allowed at all.

@dag

If you want everyone to know that you bought your first 300 bps modem in 1985 for the Apple IIe, can't you put that on your profile page? Info about your good Neil Diamond impersonation might also find a better home on your profile page, or in someone's blog post, or in a video's comments section, rather than in a wiki which was originally conceived as a VS user manual.

And thanks for welcoming me to the public internet. If anyone wants to create a blog dedicated to me that's his prerogative. However, I had this crazy idea that at least here we could be a little respectful to the wishes of our fellow members. Am I being so demanding, just because I'd like to see us not write lame articles about each other (including members who haven't been here in eons) that would make tabloids look like Pulitzer material? And how many other community sites have wikis with information about their own members? And before you answer that along the lines of "the Sift is special", well, it ain't that special.

My 'reaction' to this issue is "Please, we can do better than this."

Time to bust out the 56k modem. Lemme see....AT&F1&D2

Comment hidden because you are ignoring dag. (show it anyway)

Ima gonna let me finish, since I only did 14 back then.

15. I have an extremely boring day job that would put you to sleep if I explained it.
16. I am secretly plotting a return to the home of my birth - the USA.
17. Would like to write an SF novel, but fear I lack the discipline and talent
18. Would like to lose my American accent over here in Australia because I get tired of the first question with any stranger always being "where you from?"
19. I enjoy the show Glee - much to the dismay of most of my friends
20. No TV in our house for over 10 years
21. Started VideoSift after a 6 month, all-bank-accounts drained around the world trip with my wife and two kids
22. I once ran over a dog when delivering pizzas in high school, at night on snowy roads. It affected my driving for life
23. I can blow perfectly formed sprays of spit bubbles that float up into the air and last for up to a minute.
24. I spent a year in Salamanca, Spain as part of a university language program
25. I shat in an empty stairwell once due to explosive diarrhea that I could not contain.

Last one too much?>> ^dag:

1. I lived on the last federally granted homestead in the US in rural Alaska without running water or electricity for 5 years as a kid.
2. Had a ten speed when everyone else had a BMX, and thus never learned to tail slap.
3. Was an accomplice to deathcow stealing a LadyBug and Cosmic Adventure Colecovision cartridges from Art's Video Mart in 1984.
4. Bought my first 300 bps modem in 1985 for the Apple IIe.
5. Wore a spangly sequined vest in my high school's swing choir - and sang bass.
6. Attended Chaminade University of Honolulu for 2 years.
7. Attended Universidad de Salamanca in Spain for 1 year.
9. Worked in Osaka Japan for 3 years - probably for the Yakuza.
10. Married by a catholic priest to my Aussie wife in Japan.
11. Have acted in several community theater productions
12. Would like to have my head frozen at Alcor.
13. Can do good Sterling Holloway and Neil Diamond impressions
14. Founded best online community ever.

>> ^My_design:

This is called FPV flying and in the RC aircraft world it is the up and coming thing. It's facing a ton of opposition because of potential for injury/damage and general misunderstanding of the technology. It takes a fair bit of money and knowledge to put something together that gets good range and image quality like shown. Previous videos done in Brazil and foreign countries have shown flights in populated cities and been blasted in US forums as dangerous risk takers that were going to cause stringent regulation from the FAA. The fear is that the FAA could make the approval of airfields and and flying in general very difficult. The AMA governs much of what happens in RC flight and they have come out with regulations regarding the use of FPV. I can't say what regulations he breaks in this video, but flying among buildings is probably a big one. Unless you fly RC and have seen the multitude of problems that can occur - from batteries literally exploding in flight, to engines seizing, to speed controls catching fire, to servos locking up, to radio glitching - you may not understand the potential for an incident. Let's just say it's far, FAR greater than commercial flight since none of the components used are regulated.


I haven't watched the video yet, it's loading slow because my internet connection is crappy today. The AMA does not have any authority to govern or regulate what happens outside of an AMA approved field. There is no license required to fly an RC plane, and no requirement to join the AMA.

FPV RC flying is probably in a legal gray zone. The FAA could consider them ultralight or microlight aircraft, neither require a license to operate, which are not allowed to operate over populated areas, but by definition of those categories, they would need a seat. If the FPV pilot has an actual pilots license, then the FAA might make a case that they are operating under the new sport pilot rules, and he could lose his license, pay fines and/or go to jail for reckless or careless operations.

I hope the FAA will stay out of it and not force any regulations. The aircraft are small, but still can cause some damage to property. I don't see it needing regulation unless it gets too popular and RC aircraft start falling from the sky on a daily basis.

I've always wanted to build my own UAV, but not an FPV. I want to be able to program a flight path in it, launch it from my yard, and maybe have a 3G modem in it so that I can track/watch it from my computer and give it new coordinates. Then have it return where I can download video and pictures from it.

Impulse Tracker! Wow, that brings back memories of my 486 and downloading .it files on my 14.4 modem.