Cyrix200+ wrote:That actually sounds kinda cool! Now I feel bad for throwing out modems before 🙁 I'll keep nice ones from now on 😀
yawetaG wrote:
If they are real full-feature modems and not winmodems, you can use them to connect systems for which no NICs are available (but modems are) to the internet by letting those NIC-less systems dial in on the modem cards installed in a system serving as a dial-up server that is connected to the internet. Schematics for making the cable required are available on the internet.
Cyrix200+ wrote:Analogue modems do get binned though, I see no practical use for them...
Yeah, I hope to do that one day with one of these. Have the Saturn modem, lack the PC one. Unlike what most English pages say, the Japanese Sega Saturn modem can dial in to non-Sega servers, instructions to do so are included in the paperwork (including log-in credentials for Tokyo's early city-wide internet provider 🤣 ). I suspect most Western people who bought a Japanese Saturn modem never bothered to open the bag with instructions... 😒
Some other interesting stuff you can do with regular modems is make them dial each other over VOIP lines, as there are adapters available to convert the regular phone signal to a VOIP signal. These adapters are used to continue using legacy fax machines over modern networks.
Of course, the best would be to get my hands on a professional system used by a real dial-up provider, but documentation on those seems to be very hard to find...
