general purpose modem
1Modem — For other uses, see Modem (disambiguation). A modem (modulator demodulator) is a device that modulates an analog carrier signal to encode digital information, and also demodulates such a carrier signal to decode the transmitted information. The… …
2Micronet800 — Logo Micronet 800 was an information provider (IP) on Prestel, aimed at the 1980s personal computer market. It was an online magazine that gave subscribers computer related news, reviews, general subject articles and downloadable telesoftware.… …
3computer — computerlike, adj. /keuhm pyooh teuhr/, n. 1. Also called processor. an electronic device designed to accept data, perform prescribed mathematical and logical operations at high speed, and display the results of these operations. Cf. analog… …
4Softmodem — A Softmodem, or software modem, is a modem with minimal hardware capacities, designed to use a host computer s resources (mostly CPU power and RAM but sometimes even audio hardware) to perform most of the tasks performed by dedicated hardware in… …
5Videotex — (or interactive videotex ) was one of the earliest implementations of an end user information system . From the late 1970s to mid 1980s, it was used to deliver information (usually pages of text) to a user in computer like format, typically to be …
6Macintosh 128K/512K technical details — The original Macintosh was a relatively simple machine, now of interest for its simplicity and for the fact that it was the first computer produced by Apple under the name Macintosh. The Macintosh used standard off the shelf components to the… …
7List of computing and IT abbreviations — This is a list of computing and IT acronyms and abbreviations. Contents: 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y …
8RS-232 — This article is about the RS 232 standard. For RS 232 variants, see serial port. A 25 pin connector as described in the RS 232 standard In telecommunications, RS 232 (Recommended Standard 232) is the traditional name for a series of standards for …
9GeoPort — was a serial data system used on some models of the Apple Macintosh. GeoPort modified the meaning of the existing Mac serial port pins to add a new high speed Direct memory access (DMA) channel that allowed the Mac s internal sound hardware to… …
10Personal computer — This article is about personal computers in general. For computers generally referred to as PCs , see IBM PC compatible. For hardware components dealing with personal computers, see Personal computer hardware. Personal computer An illustration of …
