Smartlink Voice Fax Modem, Archtek America Corporation, 1996-2000
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Modems transmit computer data over telephone lines. They MODulate computer data into sound, and DEModulate it back into translated digital data. Modems held an important role in the home computer revolution. People used them to access information-sharing Bulletin Board Systems, later supplanted by the Internet. Despite abundant wireless Internet availability, "dial-up" modems are popular where DSL and cable services are unavailable.
Modems transmit computer data over telephone lines. They MODulate computer data into sound, and DEModulate it back into translated digital data. Modems held an important role in the home computer revolution. People used them to access information-sharing Bulletin Board Systems, later supplanted by the Internet. Despite abundant wireless Internet availability, "dial-up" modems are popular where DSL and cable services are unavailable.
Artifact
Modem
Date Made
1996-2000
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2006.12.21
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Aluminum
Copper alloy
Paper (Fiber product)
Plastic
Rubber (Material)
Dimensions
Height: 2 in
Width: 6.75 in
Length: 10.25 in
Inscriptions
product package (partial): SMARTLINK VOICE FAX MODEM V.90 PCI BUS 56,000 BPS | ARCHTEK AMERICA CORPORATION Link the World Smartly modem, underside: FCC ID: F17ME1D56 | CE 0682 X [ Archtek [copyright] 1996-1998 All rights reserved . . .
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