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- | Do you remember the early days of Internet and dial-up connectivity? We used to be connected to the Internet using a modem connected to a telephone network, and the only thing computers needed was a serial port for communication, which virtually every computer had. Nowadays every computer sold has some sort of Wi-fi or Ethernet connectivity, but our vintage computers are left to rot offline! I plan to change that. Nowadays, there are many ways you can get a PC online, including getting a 3com 3C503 or 3C509 network adapter, but sometimes an old PC just doesn't have expansion for a network card expansion, or maybe you're not even trying to connect with a PC. Well, whatever piece of technological equipment it may be, as long as it has at least one serial port, a keyboard and a display, you're in luck! Get to experience connecting to the Internet just like in the good old days. | + | Do you remember the early days of Internet and dial-up connectivity? We used to be connected to the Internet using a modem connected to a telephone network, and the only thing computers needed was a serial port for communication, which virtually every computer had. Nowadays every computer sold has some sort of Wi-fi or Ethernet connectivity, but our vintage computers are left to rot offline! I plan to change that. Nowadays, there are many ways you can get a PC online, including getting a 3com 3C503 or 3C509 network adapter, but sometimes an old PC just doesn't have expansion for a network card expansion, or maybe you're not even trying to connect with a PC. Well, whatever piece of technological equipment it may be, as long as it has at least one serial port, a keyboard and a display, you're in luck! Get to experience connecting to the Internet just like during the golden days of the Internet. |
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- | This guide is useful for anyone who would like to do PPP networking experimentation or have a computer connect to the Internet without a network card. It could also be useful for anyone who would like to experiment with a Virtual Modem. Since pretty much every IBM compatible computer has a RS-232 serial port, technically you could connect any computer to the Internet, or any other network, as long as there is a way to use dial-up PPP. Windows 3.0, 3.1 and 3.11 will need an extra program called Trumpet Winsock, but Windows 95 and later operating systems have built-in Dial-up networking. | + | This guide is useful for anyone who would like to do PPP networking experimentation or have a computer connect to the Internet without a network card. It could also be useful for anyone who would like to experiment with a Simulated Modem. Since pretty much every IBM compatible computer has a RS-232 serial port, technically you could connect any computer to the Internet, or any other network, as long as there is a way to use dial-up PPP. Windows 3.0, 3.1 and 3.11 will need an extra program called Trumpet Winsock, but Windows 95 and later operating systems have built-in Dial-up networking. I will be adding Microsoft TCP/IP-32 for Windows 3.1 support soon. |
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+ | Virtual Modem can be used in conjunction with ProtoWeb, the 90's Internet Service Provider. | ||
+ | Please visit [[http://www.protoweb.org]] for more information. | ||
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- | ==== On to the next chapter! ==== | + | On to the next chapter! |
| [[Guides:Virtual Modem|This Page]] | [[Guides:Virtual Modem:Section 2|2 - Shopping list >>]] | | | [[Guides:Virtual Modem|This Page]] | [[Guides:Virtual Modem:Section 2|2 - Shopping list >>]] | | ||
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* [[Guides:Virtual Modem|Section 1 - Introduction]] << You are here | * [[Guides:Virtual Modem|Section 1 - Introduction]] << You are here | ||
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* [[Guides:Virtual Modem:Section 3|Section 3 - Setting up Raspbian]] | * [[Guides:Virtual Modem:Section 3|Section 3 - Setting up Raspbian]] | ||
* [[Guides:Virtual Modem:Section 4|Section 4 - Setting up Virtual Modem]] | * [[Guides:Virtual Modem:Section 4|Section 4 - Setting up Virtual Modem]] | ||
+ | * [[Guides:Virtual Modem:Section 5|Section 5 - Using Virtual Modem]] | ||
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* [[Guides:Connecting Windows 3.1 to the Internet]] | * [[Guides:Connecting Windows 3.1 to the Internet]] | ||
* [[Guides:Connecting Windows 9x to the Internet]] | * [[Guides:Connecting Windows 9x to the Internet]] | ||
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* [[Guides:Connecting a Macintosh Classic to the Internet]] | COMING SOON | * [[Guides:Connecting a Macintosh Classic to the Internet]] | COMING SOON | ||
- | * [[Guides:Connecting a Dumb/Smart Terminal to the Internet]] | COMING SOON | + | * [[Guides:Connecting a Serial Terminal to the Internet]] | COMING SOON |
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===== Related topics ===== | ===== Related topics ===== | ||
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* [[http://www.protoweb.org/|ProtoWeb, the 90's Internet Service Provider]] | Connect your retro computer to surf the 90's Web! | * [[http://www.protoweb.org/|ProtoWeb, the 90's Internet Service Provider]] | Connect your retro computer to surf the 90's Web! | ||
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- | Virtual Modem can be used in conjunction with ProtoWeb, the 90's Internet Service Provider. | ||
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