my laptop has one built in, I also keep one (PCI) tucked away somewhere just in case...i might be screwed on drivers though if the net was down :(. I think if tshtf, however, my pc would be the last of my concerns, it's not all that portable.
9teen.47™ Time is short. User ID: 803246 10/26/2009 11:15 AM
I voted blank because I'm not sure. I am wireless and log on and off the net because I am limited to 15GB a month. So obviously I have to connect. My first machine was AOL over the phone line so I guess that was dial up. Then in the States I was on Verizon (always connected) via a modem for 3 years. That worked pretty good actually. Zec 12:3 And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it.
Psa 9:17 The wicked shall be turned into hell, [and] all the nations that forget God.
STOCK UP NOW. You should have at least 6 months worth of basics for every member of your household. Stay away from crowds when trouble starts, do not forget water storage, tobaccos worth more than gold or silver, and be kind to hungry children.
Anonymous Coward User ID: 703854 10/26/2009 11:25 AM
well no not my machines i build myself. My laptop does have a phone jack which goes un used. I haven't had dial up since 1997. Been on Cable for years, and recently back on cable from DSL.
Do you guys remember all the underground text files and magazines?
Does that shit even exist in a modern form anymore?
I'm not really in the 'scene' anymore...
I think that sort of 'forbidden info' would be great for glp
I don't mean the hacker shit I know that's still out there but like..
the other stuff...
Quoting: ^TrInItY^
there are people still maintaining BBS boards, some modern some archived versions of classic boards that can be accessed via Telnet. A quick search will bring up various resources for connecting in for that nostalgic thrill.
I got online when BBS was dying out so i had limited time actually dialing in, but did do it briefly.
Is there a way to run a BBS on a computer that has open wireless that is not connected to the net?
Ie a local wireless BBS system, no idea what the range would be.
Quoting: Atheist
Sure ....
You could DHCP and then setup a DNS to resolve ALL enteries to a single host.. (your bbs)...
Kind of like how those hotspots will force your browser onto their login pages....
It'd take a 'little' setup.. but it's not impossible. "I don't know which was scarier...the speech...or the Congress cheering it. He evoked Lincoln. Whenever a President is going to get us into serious trouble...they always use Lincoln."
-2010
Mercuriel™ Finaliter User ID: 709947 10/26/2009 3:59 PM
interesting...thanks for giving me something to research. How much extra equipment does one need? To quote the brilliant Thomas Sowell.........
"Fidel Castro, Hugo Chavez, Moammar Gadhafi and Vladimir Putin have all praised Barack Obama. When enemies of freedom and democracy praise your president, what are you to think? When you add to this Barack Obama's many previous years of associations and alliances with people who hate America — Jeremiah Wright, Bill Ayers, Father Pfleger, etc. — at what point do you stop denying the obvious and start to connect the dots?"
Is there a way to run a BBS on a computer that has open wireless that is not connected to the net?
Ie a local wireless BBS system, no idea what the range would be.
Sure ....
You could DHCP and then setup a DNS to resolve ALL enteries to a single host.. (your bbs)...
Kind of like how those hotspots will force your browser onto their login pages....
It'd take a 'little' setup.. but it's not impossible.
Quoting: LouisWinthorpeIII
Thats badass, im going to look into that, id be a little worried of running a system like that if TPTB shut the net down as they could find the transmission easily, but in a SHTF senario it would be very useful.
I have an old atari lying around too, im wondering if i could rig it up to some radio equipment and transmit somekind of TELETEXT system on the old analogue TV channels freqs, it would be interesting knowing how to do that, all people would need to access it would be a TV with an annologue tuner, it would be read only, but useful.
All i am up on is using RTTY ( Radioteletype ) using a computer and a radio, with 5 watts you can transmit pretty damn far.
I came to the net just after BBS systems died so its not something i know much about. GLP'er for a Secular Society! - If you are too, make it known, paste this in your signature.
Just type PSK31 into youtube, lots of tutorials and stuff on the web, you can get software that will decode weather satelite images on your computer via a radio etc. GLP'er for a Secular Society! - If you are too, make it known, paste this in your signature.
The only way the Internet will ever be offline is if the 'terrorists' EMP the hardline grid. That is a possibility; but wireless would theoretically still be providing access for a limited number. The Internet is hooked up to a super-computer (sometimes known as the B.E.A.S.T.) somewhere on the European mainland, and the 'PTB' need it for security and actionable intel in the run up to the apocalypse and collapse of social order. I have a 56K modem; it works fine, I don't expect the Internet will be down anytime soon. Only one who stands in Darkness can see the Light
Typical WHite Person User ID: 799426 10/26/2009 4:35 PM
Dial up is an everyday thing for me. Living back in the hills does have a couple of disadvantages, net access being one of them. Satellite is available but who wants to pay 70 bucks a month for it when the tech is still not perfected?
So, for me, 37.2 Kbps is a way of life.
LouisWinthorpeIII Self apointed knowitall User ID: 708377 10/26/2009 5:03 PM
So you need some kind of station license for this PSK31?
I guess I'm a little FCC shy. "I don't know which was scarier...the speech...or the Congress cheering it. He evoked Lincoln. Whenever a President is going to get us into serious trouble...they always use Lincoln."
-2010
Anonymous Coward User ID: 676406 10/27/2009 1:56 AM
Dial up is an everyday thing for me. Living back in the hills does have a couple of disadvantages, net access being one of them. Satellite is available but who wants to pay 70 bucks a month for it when the tech is still not perfected?
So, for me, 37.2 Kbps is a way of life.
Quoting: Typical WHite Person 799426
get the new Opera 10 web browser - it has that 'accelerator' stuff that used to be advertized as '5x dialup speed' etc built in and it really makes a difference.
Anonymous Coward User ID: 711466 10/27/2009 2:05 AM
I have an old atari lying around too, im wondering if i could rig it up to some radio equipment and transmit somekind of TELETEXT system on the old analogue TV channels freqs, it would be interesting knowing how to do that, all people would need to access it would be a TV with an annologue tuner, it would be read only, but useful.
Quoting: Atheist
The RF OUT on a vhs player can be fed into an amp and a certain antenna, info on the web somewhere.
So you need some kind of station license for this PSK31?
I guess I'm a little FCC shy.
Quoting: LouisWinthorpeIII
Yes to transmit obviously, however nothing is stopping you buying a radio just incase, i dont think people are going to mind you transmitting without one if the shit hits the fan.
However learning morse code and learning some stuff about radio operation doesnt do any harm, knowing how to build say a transmitter and a basic am receiver would help.
You can build a basic morse code transmitter system out of basically some wire, coils, some capacators, a switch and thats about it. GLP'er for a Secular Society! - If you are too, make it known, paste this in your signature.
The RF OUT on a vhs player can be fed into an amp and a certain antenna, info on the web somewhere.
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 676406
Will look into that, still have a 30mhz-1300mhz antenna on my roof. GLP'er for a Secular Society! - If you are too, make it known, paste this in your signature.
The use of a modem presumes the existence of a hard line telephone system. As you may have noticed, a concerted effort is underway to convert most telephones to VOIP (Voice over IP) which requires the internet as its tramsmission medium. If the internet goes down, many of us will have no phones either.
LouisWinthorpeIII Self apointed knowitall User ID: 708377 10/27/2009 8:51 AM
Anyone remember HyperTerminals code for accepting a call in? That's OLD School for me.
Quoting: Remember? 667196
Sure it's standard on all HAYES compatible modems.
You'll see
RING
RING
And you type
ATA
Then with any luck you'll get
CONNECTED xxxxxx
where the xxxxxx is a speed from 110/300/1200/2400/4800/9600/12880/24400/36800/48800/56000 etc... Although modem to modem you'll never get the 56k, as that required a digital endpoint in there somewhere..... (IE they have either ISDN or a T1. "I don't know which was scarier...the speech...or the Congress cheering it. He evoked Lincoln. Whenever a President is going to get us into serious trouble...they always use Lincoln."
-2010
Anonymous Coward User ID: 736738 10/27/2009 9:13 AM
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