8 Jun
2001
8 Jun
'01
11:49 a.m.
Finally one I know.....
At one time these supported a kind of one way newsfeed... If your cable
system was so equipped these boxes would decode a stream of data and send
it on to a dedicated MAC/PC that would sort articles into catagories. It
was sort of like a newsfeed without it being interactive.
I remember we were given a (postal) mailing address to sent notes
to... they would transcribe the notes and add them to the system.
I already had access to USENET and thought it a bit archaic then... Then
was a long time ago.
Think of it as a teletext service without any graphics....
George Rachor
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George L. Rachor Jr. george(a)rachors.com
Hillsboro, Oregon http://rachors.com
United States of America Amateur Radio : KD7DCX
On Fri, 8 Jun 2001, Tom Owad wrote:
In a box of Apple II equipment from a school I found
three of what I
understand to be Infocipher receivers. Is anbody familiar with these?
Do any services still exist that use them? I read the devices
communicate at 9600bps and the one is even labeled "Desk Top Data
Demodulator". Are these really much different than cable modems?
Thanks,
Tom
Applefritter
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