The second most amazing song ever

[fdesalvo]

If you grew up to the sound of a screeching modem, then you might remember this classic.

[youtube]https://youtu.be/Z8zEfYbsrr0[/youtube]

 

[Cagey]

LOL! Cute little ditty! Not sure where the acoustic modem applies...

 

[amigarobbo]

Bit err.. racist though, innit.

 

[Verne Bunsen]

Bit err.. racist though, innit.

Isn’t everything?

 

[fdesalvo]

Haha, Cagey. I was referring to the old school modems. 

Not racist!  Just a delightful stereotype. Besides, I have immunity to Asian jokes bc my wife is Asian.  :laughing7: If this song bothers you, don’t watch any Jo Koy!

 

[Cagey]

Yeah, acoustic modems ARE "old school", although it implies a different coupling into the phone system. I'm assuming you're talking about the "screeching" sound of them passing a carrier frequency, then the warbling screech as they "handshake" into synchronization. The ones most folks have actually heard had a speaker onboard as a sort of indicator. Same deal, except the speaker wasn't projecting into the mouthpiece of the phone's handset, it was just making noise so you knew it was alive and working before syncing up and shutting the speaker off to spare the humans the agony.

Modern modems communicate at much too high a frequency for human hearing.

I still don't get the connection to the tune you linked, but that's ok.

 

[fdesalvo]

Yeah, acoustic modems ARE "old school", although it implies a different coupling into the phone system. I'm assuming you're talking about the "screeching" sound of them passing a carrier frequency, then the warbling screech as they "handshake" into synchronization. The ones most folks have actually heard had a speaker onboard as a sort of indicator. Same deal, except the speaker wasn't projecting into the mouthpiece of the phone's handset, it was just making noise so you knew it was alive and working before syncing up and shutting the speaker off to spare the humans the agony.

Modern modems communicate at much too high a frequency for human hearing.

I still don't get the connection to the tune you linked, but that's ok.

I misread ya, apologies.  The connection is this video is from the golden age of the internet, back when those acoustic modems were the soundtracks of our lives.

 

[Cagey]

Ah! Ok!

 

[DangerousR6]

Yeah, acoustic modems ARE "old school", although it implies a different coupling into the phone system. I'm assuming you're talking about the "screeching" sound of them passing a carrier frequency, then the warbling screech as they "handshake" into synchronization. The ones most folks have actually heard had a speaker onboard as a sort of indicator. Same deal, except the speaker wasn't projecting into the mouthpiece of the phone's handset, it was just making noise so you knew it was alive and working before syncing up and shutting the speaker off to spare the humans the agony.

Modern modems communicate at much too high a frequency for human hearing.

I still don't get the connection to the tune you linked, but that's ok.

Really, Cat's in the Craddle, Cat's in the Kettle..???

 

[DangerousR6]

Funny enough, years ago a restaurant near by was busted with non FDA approved meat...Needless to say, it isn't in business anymore...