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Re: ghettoModem

On Thu, Sep 09, 1999 at 06:08:05PM -0400,  wrote:
> Hello.  A friend and I had an idea which we are currently pursuing which 
> might be good for net connection for wearables.  The idea is to basically 
> hook up a phone handset to a modem (and maybe to run a small current through 
> it to simulate a line being used?) and basically sign on to an internet 
> service (perhaps through a home computer that's hooked up through a different 
> line) by 69ing the ghettoModem (mic to speaker and speaker to mic) with a 
> payphone or some other handy phone, probably with some sound insulation 
> around the connections so as to avoid interference...  Anyone have any 
> thoughts?  Are there any pitfalls an unexperienced person such as myself 
> should know about, or has anyone ever done something like this before?
> 
Such devices are known as 'acoustic couplers', and are commonly available
commercially (quick search finds them at several places, including
http://extremecomputing.com/xcom/konaccoup.html).

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