Dial "1" for Wi-Fi
Jeff Geerling
Apr 3, 2026 14:00
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Wi-Fi still required phone lines for a time. A belated #MARCHintosh video.
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If you want to replicate this setup, here's what you need (some links are affiliate links):
- My Pi ISP project: https://github.com/geerlingguy/pi-isp
- Raspberry Pi 3, 4, or 5 (or equivalent) ($35)
- StarTech.com 56K USB Dial-up Modem ($45): https://amzn.to/3NJMeTZ
- Viking DLE-200B Two-Way Line Simulator ($120): https://amzn.to/3NnJETN
- (Optional, but retro-cool) Traditional Bell-style telephone ($36): https://amzn.to/3PPmpme
Also referenced in this video:
- MacWorld 1999 New York Keynote: https://archive.org/details/1999-07-21-macworld-new-york-keynote
- Steve Jobs says "Jump!" and Phil Schiller does https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MR4R5LdrJw
- Steve Jobs introduces WiFi to the masses with a hula hoop! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFngngjy4fk
- The Serial Port video on digital lines for 56K: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQ0KTtMQ_8s
- Steve Jobs' 1999 Speech at the Apple Campus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoM2Y2KO6kU
- Dial-up sound poster: https://www.redbubble.com/i/poster/The-Sound-of-the-Dialup-Explained-by-windytan/31262230/flk2
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Science & Technology
#isp
#pi
#raspberry pi
#pi 5
#pi 4
#pi 3
#modem
#pots
#telephone
#telephony
#phone
#service
#internet
#wifi
#wi-fi
#airport
#express
#base station
#dialup
#dial-up
#dial-in
#plain
#t1
#v34
#v32
#v90
#v92
#56k
#33.6
#28.8
#14.4
#startech
#usb
#emulate
#simulate
#lan
#wan
#ppp
#pppd
#ntp
#call
#analog
#voice
#lines
#line
#pickup
#mgetty
#linux
#open source
#free
#retro
#vintage
#test
#1999
#ibook
#g3
#clamshell
#battery
#refurbish
#rebuild