From: Peter H. Coffin (hellsop_at_ninehells.com)
Date: Sat Jul 31 2004 - 12:27:50 PDT
On Sat, Jul 31, 2004 at 03:00:24AM -0500, nelson wrote:
>
> there is a way to simulate a actual phone line, have a copy of how to build
> the thing somewhere, it was for connecting two or more old macs.
Not necessary. Modems work just fine on dry pairs. Just string a phone
cord from one modem to the other and have one end dial normally, and the
other force off-hook into answer mode ("ATA", if I remember
correctly...)
The method for actually making a newt do anything other than be the
originating end of the call is left as an exercise to the student.
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