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Re:The sound of the dialup, pictured (2012) by notdang on Tuesday March 30, 2021 @09:30PM (#26642558)
The legend says that there were people who could whistle the handshake and the receiving modem would understand it.
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Re:The sound of the dialup, pictured (2012) by EvanAnderson on Tuesday March 30, 2021 @11:18PM (#26643156)
Getting a 300 baud Bell 100 modem to detect carrier and stay connected for a bit via whistling isn't too hard.
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