The Open Electronics GSM/GPRS/GPS modem includes a header for an FTDI USB serial chip and a GSM module. Plug one into your computer and after a few short commands into a terminal, you’ve got a serial ...

[nickjohnson] sent in today’s hack. Mike removed the extraneous hardware, just leaving the UART on this IBM PCMCIA modem and replaced it with a SMD MAX241 ttl-rs232 converter. He added a new end to ...

Hi,<BR><BR>My GF's sister has a winXP machine to which she wants to attach a 2nd hand modem to connect to the internet with.<BR><BR>This modem has no markings on it telling me what brand it is - it ...

Not open for further replies. They can all be used together. But not all init strings work on all modems. Especially winmodems. Of course, none of the init strings do anything to improve your ...

For anyone who experienced it, the screeching hiss of a modem handshaking over copper phone wires is unforgettable. The technology may have tied up the family phone line, but modems were the gateways ...

A socket that connects to a serial interface (one bit following another over one line). Serial ports are widely used by sensors for data acquisition, and they were standard on early computers for ...