Keeping the connections digital instead of analog keeps the modems from lowering their speed to 33k to handle the conversions. The latest upgrade to this build sped up the modems to work at their full 56k rates which involved the addition of a DIVA T/A ISDN terminal and some additional hardware which ensures that incoming calls to the modems are digital. ![]() The Qube had a cutting edge 250 MHz 64-bit processor with up to 256 MB of RAM, and shipped with a customized Linux distribution as an operating system. This home networking lab is built around a Cobalt Qube 2 that was restored after it was gifted to him as a wedding present. has a strong interest in that area, and his latest dial-up server really makes us feel like we’re back in the 90s. Certainly we see more retro computing restorations around here, but one thing that we don’t typically see much of is the networking equipment that would have gotten those older computers onto the early Internet. ![]() Understanding older equipment can help improve one’s understanding of the typically more complicated modern equivalents, plus it’s just plain fun to get something old up and running again. ![]() Restoring classic hardware of any sort is a great hobby to have, whether it’s restoring vintage cars, tools, or even antique Apple or Commodore computers.
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