<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title></title><style type="text/css">p.MsoNormal,p.MsoNoSpacing{margin:0}</style></head><body><div>I know of at least two big banks of 56k modems being used as telemetry data platforms for remote sites ... we had to get custom serial cables made for the interfaces because the things they talk to are ~30 years old and still going strong.<br></div><div><br></div><div>James<br></div><div><br></div><div>On Fri, 20 Sep 2019, at 09:28, Jamie Lovick wrote:<br></div><blockquote type="cite" id="qt"><div dir="ltr"><div>Hi,<br></div><div><br></div><div>I wonder how many Cisco AS5200's (probably the most popular 56K Access Server) are lying around gathering dust? They're probably way beyond even being used as a door stop. An ACC/Ericsson Tigris would be another option, or Lucent MAX TNT Access Server.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Who has modems left anymore?<br></div><div><br></div><div>Jamie<br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div><br></div><div class="qt-gmail_quote"><div class="qt-gmail_attr" dir="ltr">On Fri, 20 Sep 2019 at 09:00, Rob Thomas <<a href="mailto:xrobau@gmail.com">xrobau@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0.8ex;border-left-color:rgb(204, 204, 204);border-left-style:solid;border-left-width:1px;padding-left:1ex;" class="qt-gmail_quote"><div>I was reminiscing on derpbook, and realised that it would be a<br></div><div> RIDICULOUSLY insane idea to try to recreate a 56k dialup ISP in 2020.<br></div><div> So I'm going to do it.<br></div><div> <br></div><div> To further this plan, I'm hoping that someone has some old Bay<br></div><div> 5000/5399's lying around that they paid megabucks for and are now<br></div><div> worth less than nothing, that they want to donate to a good home.<br></div><div> <br></div><div> If one happens to be in Brisbane, that would be even better, because<br></div><div> I'm heading down there for Comicon this weekend, and I could pick it<br></div><div> up then!<br></div><div> <br></div><div> If not, maybe some old Cisco devices? Or whatever those TNT devices<br></div><div> were? Something that takes a PRI in one end and makes modem sounds at<br></div><div> it, basically.<br></div><div> <br></div><div> --Rob<br></div><div> _______________________________________________<br></div><div> AusNOG mailing list<br></div><div> <a href="mailto:AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net">AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net</a><br></div><div> <a rel="noreferrer" href="http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog">http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog</a><br></div></blockquote></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>-- <br></div><div class="qt-gmail_signature" dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-family:courier new, monospace" class="font">Jamie Lovick <-> IT Consultant <-> AU <-> +61-4-1479-1681</span><br></div><div><span style="font-family:Courier New" class="font"> -> US <-> +1-8018-4-52643 (JAMIE)</span><br></div><div><span style="font-family:Courier New" class="font"> -> FR <-> +33-9-7073-0340</span><br></div><div><span style="font-family:courier new, monospace" class="font">Doof.org -> Em <-> <a href="mailto:jalovick@doof.org">jalovick@doof.org</a></span><br></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div>_______________________________________________<br></div><div>AusNOG mailing list<br></div><div>AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net<br></div><div>http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog<br></div><div><br></div></blockquote><div><br></div></body></html>