[dorkbotpdx-blabber] fun with dial-up modems

[Brian Richardson]

It seems like you could just cat /dev/tty (or whatever the modem shows up
as).  If you're on Windows you'd use Hyperterminal (or go old-school and use
Procomm / Telix).

On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 1:23 AM, Michael Bunsen <notbot at gmail.com> wrote:

> wo, that could be slick. I have to be in NE by 8pm, but plan on making it
> early. I'll try and whip up an 1/8th to phone adapter by then.
>
> Thanks for the tip off on that Society song Brian. I guess the part I am
> most unsure about is how to display the incoming data in a terminal (then
> maybe phase two would be getting into Pure Data)
>
> Michael
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 12:51 AM, Donald Delmar Davis <
> ddelmardavis at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Actually its the only fracking published sdk avaliable on the iphone. (the
>> new apis require an entirely new layer of developer program)
>>
>> Apple hates developers. Especially embedded developers.
>>
>> You coming tomorrow?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Apr 13, 2009, at 12:41 AM, Michael Bunsen wrote:
>>
>> Hey all,
>>
>> I am trying to put together an abstract demonstration about transferring
>> information via sound. I had the vision of dialing into a modem connected to
>> a linux box; opening a serial terminal to display incoming data; and then
>> replacing the sending modem with an ipod or something with a prerecorded
>> audio file that will be decoded as some ascii strings (e.g. "hello world").
>>
>> Is that crazy? I've been reading a bit about using mgetty and setting up a
>> PPP server to recieve calls, but how could I display any incoming data that
>> is human readable in real-time? I know there is a lot of expertise playing
>> with serial RS-232 on this list, so I thought I would through the idea out
>> there.
>>
>> I have a pair of external US Robotic 56k modems to play with.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Michael
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