This device lets you plug in a vintage computer over RS232 serial or a modern computer over USB and use it as a Hayes compatible modem to connect to many telnet based Bulletin Board Systems as well are other internet connected services.
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Maker
I created this product because I couldn't find an affordable and well constructed design with fast shipping times to North America.
I am also the creator of http://TheOldNet.com which was featured on product hunt some months ago. My goal has been to bring the old internet and telecommunications into the modern word.
First with the old net, allowing old computers to browse Internet Archive's snapshots of the web from the 90's as well as modern computers to discover old homepages.
Now this product is meant breath new life into old computers by allowing them to connect to telnet based BBS's. Nearly all original BBS's are no longer accessible by phone line, but many are still accessible via the internet. However many old computers simply cannot get access to the internet. This device allows just that.
Even if you don't own an old computer you can use this device on a modern computer as a USB modem emulator. No phone line is required as it works over the internet, but it is a nice history lesson as you get to learn and play with all of the Hayes AT modem commands.