A tech YouTube channel that sought to stream videos from the platform over dial-up internet may have broken download speed records for 20-year-old hardware. The ...

For most Internet surfers, the fastest and most affordable access technology is the 56K modem, capable of sending data to your computer at a rate of 56 kilobits per second. 56K modems were introduced ...

IF YOU'VE EVER LOGGED ON TO THE World Wide Web from home, you've probably thought the experience was more like "crawling" than "surfing." Modems that are fine for e-mail can't handle the graphics, ...

The distinctive sounds of dial-up internet have been preserved in a new audio compilation that takes listeners through the evolution of modem technology. From sluggish 300 bps connections to the ...

The Serial Port used multilink PPP to bond a dozen 56K modems, achieving what may be a world record for vintage hardware ...

A Tumblr dedicated to crowdsourcing videos of people making dial-up internet noises proves that '90s kids will never forget the sound of going online with a 56K modem.

The man behind the 56k modem, inventor Brett Townsend took patent fight to the extreme. In this argument over technologies the winner is not a technology at all, it’s its inventor Brent Townshend. He ...

I've seen that Electronics Boutique is taking preorders for the PS2 network adapter, and it's supposedly shipping on August 27th. It has both an ethernet interface and a 56K modem integrated into it, ...