You have to remember that a lot of us weren't around when punch cards
were around, and scary enough, there are probably people on the list
that have never used a Mo.Dem.

On Fri, 2005-04-22 at 13:55 -0700, Dennis Bagley wrote:
> PUNCH CARDS???!!!!!!!
> 
> Shouldn't they have all bio-degraded by now?  Or did you have some in
> Tupperware?
> 
> On Fri, 2005-04-22 at 13:26, Brian Chrisman wrote:
> > On Fri, Apr 22, 2005 at 01:15:41PM -0700, Mark C. Ballew wrote:
> > > On Fri, 2005-04-22 at 12:00 -0700, Ryan Finnie wrote:
> > > > On Fri, 22 Apr 2005, Mark C. Ballew wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > > So, if anyone wants to bring along some sort of analog modem to 
> > > > > wireless
> > > > > device, we can have Internet access at the meeting.
> > > > 
> > > > Mo...dem?  I don't get it.
> > > 
> > > MOdulator and DEModulator. Wikipedia has a great article on these
> > > archaic devices:
> > 
> > You can find them in pretty much any junk store or trash heap
> > around the country... kinda like punch cards... :-)
> > 
> > I remember there was a show on in the late 90's or so, where
> > some lady dialed some guy's phone that was connected to an
> > accoustical modem... instead of letting the computer answer
> > it.. he picked it up.. and when he answered it, he was sucked 
> > into some sort of virtual reality.. :-)
> > 
> > Ever since then, I've wanted an accoustic modem... :)
> > 
> > Bad TV... gotta love it.
> > 
> > -Brian
> > 
> > > 
> > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modem
> > > -- 
> > > Mark C. Ballew                          Reno, Nevada    
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