Modem

Modem

The first modem for data transmission over a telephone line is presented.

ATTENTION – Modems were already available before, but not generally and worldwide for the Internet:
A modem (short for modulator-demodulator) is a device that enables the exchange of digital signals between two digital devices over long distances. In 1966, the Bundespost introduced the first modems – communication between computers over the telephone network also began in Germany at 1,200 bit/s