[geeks] Every server room needs one of these...

[Mike Hebel]

On Aug 13, 2006, at 7:02 PM, Michael Parson wrote:

> On Sun, Aug 13, 2006 at 06:59:22PM -0500, Mike Hebel wrote:
>> On Aug 13, 2006, at 6:55 PM, Michael Parson wrote:
>>> On Sun, Aug 13, 2006 at 07:53:34AM -0500, Lionel Peterson wrote:
>>>
>>>> Found this link from a boingboing.net posting:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.boldoldphones.com/
>>>>
>>>> Rotary phones, reconditioned and guaranteed to work.
>>>>
>>>> As noted on the page, they will work in a power outage, since they
>>>> don't require any local power supplies. ALso mentioned, portable
>>>> rotary phones (cellular guts in a desktop phone:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/categories.php?cPath=96
>>>>
>>>> I may need a rotary black desk phone for my office...
>>>
>>> Or, if you want something cheaper, but similar effect:
>>>
>>> http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/electronic/7830/
>>
>> Some bizarre part of me now wants to connect something large and DEC  
>> to
>> the internet using that as an acoustic modem...  ;-)
>
> I had the same thought when I first saw them.  Sadly, I lost my  
> acoustic
> coupler modem along with my ethernet vampire-tap during one of my  
> moves.
> :-(

A bit pricey but you can still get them:

http://www.shop.com/op/~Konexx_20400_Koupler-prod-25851490-34239136? 
sourceid=298

And I'm sure you can find a few on E-Bay.

Not the same without the beige under-box and the oversized foam cups  
though. :-/

Mike
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