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Re:Welcome to the Old Internet Again by Igelau on Saturday October 17, 2020 @07:26PM (#24814249)
Of course. I just wasn't aware that there were modems for the IIe.
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Re:Welcome to the Old Internet Again by Johnythree on Sunday October 18, 2020 @05:52PM (#24821407)
The "Penny Whistle" modem came out in 1976, but hobbyists had been building their own for years.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennywhistle_modem

People had been connecting mechanical Teletypes via modems since the 1950's.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modem

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Re:Welcome to the Old Internet Again by mytechtoday on Saturday October 17, 2020 @11:06PM (#24815225)
I was using a modem with the II or IIe in 1983 to dial into a BBS
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