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Multi Modem ZDX by Multi-Tech System.
Max transfer rate: 33.6 Kbps,
Interface type: serial RS-232,
OS required: Windows 3.x/95/98.
Canon EOS 50D + Tamron 17-50mm f/2,8
Velbon C-600 tripod
10 Images Panorama
Processed in Adobe Photoshop CS5 and Lightroom 3.3
As we fly over China we come to the tiny town of Modem, located within the Motorola territory. The silver roofed houses appeared to be dwarfed by the massive size of several large warehouses, buildings and two big box stores. Infineon Technologies is in the center of town and seven of Samxon Capacitor’s grain elevators can be seen throughout the town, as well.
If you look close there are two vintage stainless steel trolley Diner Cars. In the upper left corner, the town even has a giant Ferris Wheel.
F/22, 1/20 sec, ISO 100, 1:2-50mm A Lens (Manual focus).
Remember when computer communications meant a big bank of modems like this?
If I recall, this was for a car dealership computer network. Or maybe it was K-Mart HQ in Detroit. It all kind of blends together after awhile.
[Edit]: On second (or third or fourth) thought, it couldn't have been K-Mart, because they used satellites for their store-to-HQ communications in the 90s (when this photo was shot). They ran token ring between their MS-DOS POS terminals back to their UNIX servers (486 boxes from Unisys running SVR4) in the back room. The UNIX servers dumped data (via satellite) back to K-Mart HQ with SNA to communicate with IBM servers there. They also encapsulated TCP/IP over LU6.2 for communication between HQ and the local store servers. I wrote (1) the token ring device driver for the UNIX server and (2) the LU6.2-over-TCP protocol tunneling software.
Maxis WiFi Modem (Huawei E5832 3G wireless modem) is a MiFi that connects to 3G network and creates a personal WiFi hotspot to provide Internet access for up to 5 devices.
Click here for the product photos and detail review.
Halah jan....aku kiye arep ngedit ben mandan apik sitik, modem lemot, keduluan org komen. Wis aku males ngedi
Just stopping by - still no internet connection at home (third week without now, almost getting used to it). So far they sent us a new adsl-modem twice, we got an extra week of down time because of that mistake. Now all I can do is wait (and sit in telephone queue now and then to moan to Tele2).
I've spent some of the time I normally spend online in my own archives - deleting some, finishing the editing on some. Found lots of stuff I'd totallt forgotten.
Hope to get a chance to ulpoad some of it soon, and to get internet time to look around properly.
I miss Flickr!
This is a view of the router and modem mounted beneath the desk surface. Used 18 gauge wire to secure them to the pegboard. The wooden block was wood-glue to the undersurface of the desk to slightly elevate the main desk surface. I then screwed the leg mounts to these blocks.
Miserable weather so:
Usual ferrying about plus waiting for the broadband mans visit - modem faulty & wrong signal in the junction box in the street.
Rain threw down just after photo.
Jacket - rmx - London Leather? - marquee sale at Worston Mill.
Jeans - rmx - Levis 501 pre shrunk - Charity shop 2007
Tee shirt - rmx - Burtons - Burtons Stafford, along time ago!
Boots - Rmx - Dr martens 14 hole - Cloggs UK 2007.
Kickin' it old school - somebody left this old dialup modem laying around in the break room.
USR still exists and sells dialup modems, though they also do things like wired and wireless routers and switches.
Hotel relais Saint Honore Paris
Site internet : relaissainthonore.com
E-mail : contact@relaissainthonore.com
308, rue Saint-Honoré - 75001 Paris
Tél. : 01 42 96 06 06
Fax : 01 42 96 17 50
Le Relais Saint-Honoré au 308 rue Saint-Honoré Paris 1er Hôtel de Charme 3 étoiles. Au cœur du quartier le plus luxueux de Paris, à l'une des plus belles adresses de la capitale, le Relais Saint-Honoré vous attend et saura faire de votre séjour à Paris un moment d'exception.
Situé à en face du célèbre Magasin Colette et à deux pas du Jardin des Tuileries, Le Louvre, L'Opéra, La Place Vendôme, La Concorde sont à proximité immédiate. Poussez la porte...
Dans un immeuble du XVIIe siècle (entièrement rénové) vous retrouverez le charme et le raffinement d'antan au travers de l'harmonie des couleurs, du mobilier ancien, des poutres, des petits détails de la décoration qui ajoutent une touche unique à l'ensemble.
Elégance, confort et accueil sont les maîtres mots du Relais Saint-Honoré. Intimité et convivialité aussi, car ici vous vous sentez vraiment chez vous.
Dans l'Hôtel Relais Saint Honoré, que ce soit dans l'une des 13 chambres doubles ou l'une des 2 suites du 5ème et dernier étage, tout a été pensé pour votre confort.
Une literie haut de gamme, de très jolies salles de bain et leurs serviettes moelleuses, sont des éléments primordiaux pour une chambre d'hôtel, mais pour rendre votre séjour encore plus confortable nous avons voulu une télévision avec écran LCD et (avec votre ordinateur portable) un accès illimité et offert à l'Internet haut débit.
Le Relais Saint-Honoré est un hôtel à taille humaine, un peu comme une « grande maison » et nous aimerions vraiment pouvoir vous recevoir comme l'on reçoit ses propres amis, c'est-à-dire avec chaleur et attention.
L'hôtel propose 13 chambres doubles. Elles peuvent être équipées indifféremment d'un grand lit pour 2 personnes (160 cm de large) ou de deux lits jumeaux (2 fois 80 cm de large). À chaque étage : une chambre sur la rue Saint-Honoré et deux chambres sur la rue de la Sourdière, toutes au calme grâce à une excellente isolation phonique.
Dans chaque chambre une salle de bain complète (baignoire, douche et toilettes séparées) avec sèche-cheveux et miroir maquillage.
Télévision écran plat LCD et accès Internet ADSL gratuit (avec votre ordinateur portable).
Au cinquième et dernier étage se trouvent nos deux suites « sous les toits de Paris ».
Charme de leurs poutres peintes et leur grande hauteur sous plafond.
Junior Suite 501
Composée d'une grande chambre double (avec un grand lit pour deux personnes en largeur 160cm ou deux lits jumeaux en largeur 80cmx2) avec salle de bain complète (baignoire, douche et toilettes.) et d'une mezzanine avec lit single plus cabinet de toilette (lavabo + toilettes).
Télévision LCD écran plat dans la chambre. Prise modem ADSL gratuit et illimité (utilisable avec votre ordinateur portable).
Suite 502
Composée d'une belle chambre double (avec un grand lit pour deux personnes en largeur 160cm ou deux lits jumeaux en largeur 80cmx2) avec salle de bain complète (baignoire, douche et toilettes) et d'un confortable salon avec canapé-lit pour deux personnes.
Téléphone direct dans la chambre et le salon. Télévision LCD écran plat dans la chambre, et téléviseur avec lecteur DVD dans le salon. Prise modem ADSL gratuit et illimité dans le salon (utilisable avec votre ordinateur portable).
Toutes les chambres sont équipées de l'air conditionné et chauffage individuel ainsi que :
• Téléphone direct
• Minibar
• Coffre-fort individuel à combinaison
• Télévision écran plat LCD avec les chaînes suivantes :
TF1/F2/F3/F5-ARTE/M6/LCI/CNN/CNBC/BBC WORLD/ZDF/TVE/RAI1/FASHION TV/EUROSPORT (français et allemand)/MTV/TPS STAR (cinéma et football)/EURONEWS (français)/TRAVEL
• Prise Internet ADSL permettant l'accès gratuit et illimité à l'Internet haut-débit avec votre ordinateur portable. Utilisation gratuite borne Internet ADSL à la réception de l'hôtel.
• Parking sur demande et disponibilité au parking Place du Marché Saint-Honoré (à 150 m de l'hôtel)
• Blanchisserie et nettoyage à sec dans la journée.
• Réservations spectacles, restaurants, excursions etc...
Petit-déjeuner
Le petit-déjeuner continental est servi uniquement dans votre chambre à l'heure qui vous conviendra et ce à partir de 7 heures.
Deux formules sont proposées
• Plateau continental classique comprenant viennoiseries (un petits croissant, un petit pain au chocolat), 2 petits pains de campagne, 2 confitures à l'ancienne, miel, fromage sec, un fruit de saison, boissons chaudes (excellents thés de Betjeman and Barton) et un jus frais d'oranges pressées.
• Plateau continental vitalité : les viennoiseries sont remplacées par un choix de céréales (corn flakes ou muesli), un laitage (yaourt ou fromage blanc) et un fruit supplémentaire.
Site internet : relaissainthonore.com
E-mail : contact@relaissainthonore.com
308, rue Saint-Honoré - 75001 Paris
Tél. : 01 42 96 06 06
Fax : 01 42 96 17 50
Drawing room with some furniture & artefacts donated by Sturt’s descendants.
First red brick house built 1840, with nursery wing added a year later, located on 390 acres taken up by Charles Sturt in the area known as Reedbeds. The home was surrounded by a large garden and an orchard of grapes, pear, plum & apple trees. The family returned to England 1853 for sons’ education and because of Sturt’s ill-health. The property was leased until sold Nov 1877 when the estate was subdivided for a township named “Grange”. Since 1908 there were calls for the house to be saved from demolition but it was not until 1956 that it was purchased by Henley & Grange Council. After restoration, Sturt’s grandchildren donated furniture, artworks, documents & artefacts and the Museum opened 1966. A detached cottage, the nursery wing, demolished by the last private owner, was rebuilt when house restored and is now used as exhibition gallery.
Charles Sturt was born 28 Apr 1795 in Bengal, India to British parents, schooled in England, enlisted in 39th Regiment, served in Pyrenees, Canada, France & Ireland. He arrived Sydney 1827 escorting convicts on “Mariner”. In Nov 1928 with Hamilton Hume, Sturt explored & named Darling River. A year later he led another expedition down the Murrumbidgee, discovering the Murray and, with 7 men in a small boat, travelled to its mouth, on their return rowing against the current. He was appointed Commandant of Norfolk Island garrison, revisiting England he published accounts of his journeys and married Charlotte Greene 1834. Returning to Sydney 1835, he settled at Mittagong. In 1838 he overlanded cattle to South Australia and decided to settle in that colony on land at the Reedbeds. Appointed Assistant Commissioner of Lands 1839, Registrar General 1841, set out on what was his final expedition north to the centre of the continent 1844.
“Captain Sturt, accompanied by Mr. Giles Strangways, may be expected overland in about ten days with a herd of fine cattle.” [SA Gazette & Colonial Register 16 Jun 1838]
“Captain Sturt left Adelaide on Sunday morning for Encounter Bay, to join the barque Hope for Sydney. We believe it is the Captain's intention to settle in our colony.” [Southern Australian 20 Oct 1838]
“the safe arrival of Capt. Sturt in our colony. . . He has brought overland from the Hume River between 400 and 500 head of cattle, and he performed the journey in little more than three months. Capt. Sturt is accompanied by Capt. Finniss, Mr M'Leod, Mr G. Strangways, and eleven men.” [South Australian Record 13 Feb 1839]
“We have great pleasure in announcing the arrival last night in the John Pirie of Captain Sturt, the new Surveyor-general, with his lady and family.” [SA Gazette & Colonial Register 30 Mar 1839]
“His Excellency the Resident Commissioner has appointed Charles Sturt, Esq., late Surveyor-General, to be Assistant Commissioner.” [Register 5 Oct 1839]
“the Governor has been pleased to appoint the Hon. Charles Sturt, Assistant Commissioner, to the office of Registrar General.” [South Australian 5 Nov 1841]
“Hunting.— The hounds meet to-morrow (Saturday), by appointment, at Grange, the residence of Captain Sturt.” [Southern Australian 27 May 1842]
“Hon. Charles Sturt, Registrar General, to be Colonial Treasurer of the Province of South Australia.” [South Australian 6 Mar 1846]
“His Excellency has accepted the resignation of Capt. Sturt as Colonial Secretary.” [Register 5 Jan 1852]
“On December 7, 1852, Sturt wrote to his son at Rugby:— ‘The Grange garden looks tolerably well, and there is a great show of grapes, pears, and apples. Apples this year have failed in consequence of a small fly getting into the blossom. Our dairy now consists of 14 quiet cows, which yield a good deal of butter, but really the annoyance of the servants may drive us to give up the pleasure of looking after these animals. We have 60 goslings and 23 young turkeys and a lot of young guinea fowls, as wild as partridges, but I have been unsuccessful with the ducks. Our bees get on famously. I am very fond of them. The boys have taken lots of fish in the creek this season.’" [Register 13 Apr 1912]
“The Henry Tanner cleared out for England yesterday, March 17th, with the Hon. Captain Sturt, our late Colonial Secretary, his family, and many other cabin passengers on board.” [Adelaide Times 18 Mar 1853]
“Death of. . . Captain Charles Sturt, one of the earliest and most distinguished of Australian explorers. . . on the 16th June, at the deceased gentleman's residence, Clarence-square, Cheltenham. . . nearly blind from ophthalmia — a malady which he had the misfortune to contract during his last exploring expedition. . . belonged to a very old Dorsetshire family, arrived in the colony of New South Wales in about the year 1825 as a captain in H.M.'s 39th Foot.” [Evening Journal 10 Aug 1869]
“Tenders are invited . . . for the Purchase of the Grange Estate, Reedbeds, adjoining Henley Beach, containing about 389 Acres.” [Evening Journal 28 Sep 1877 advert]
“the Grange. This is an estate of 380 acres, which was selected by Captain Sturt after his return from his exploring expedition in 1845 [sic]. Captain Sturt having as extensive a practical knowledge as most men of the land around Adelaide, and this estate having been selected by him for his own personal residence. . . The soil appears to be of fair quality, capable of growing lucern, fruit trees, and vegetables. . . There are fine gum-trees on the estate, and a perennial stream winds its way through the grounds, with quantities of teatree growing on its banks.” [Express & Telegraph 22 Mar 1878]
“The Grange Township. The 380 acres comprising the Grange Estate, and situated between the Semaphore and Henley Beach, is, under the direction of three enterprising Adelaide gentlemen, being rapidly transformed into what must ere long become an attractive seaside watering-place. . . The land was formerly occupied by Captain Sturt, the explorer, who selected it as a preliminary section under the land order to which he was entitled. The house occupied by the gallant explorer still remains, and is being renovated and extended by the new proprietors with a view to rendering it suitable for a temporary hotel.” [Register 14 Sep 1878]
“Mrs. M. Howard, of the Grange, gave a private continental at her residence on Saturday evening. Over 200 guests were present. The Old Grange House which was originally built for Governor [sic] Sturt and occupied for many years by David Murray, is surrounded by lovely lawns, and the grounds being decorated with hundreds of Japanese lanterns, presented a scene suggestive of fairyland. . . For the night the mosquitoes held off.” [Critic, Adelaide 14 Feb 1906]
“Sturt's home. . . The residence of the famous explorer is one of the few remaining Australian historical relics. The recent owner has done much to beautify its surroundings. . . I would suggest to the Government that they should at once purchase this interesting property to prevent its demolition, and convert it into a teahouse and gardens for the public use. Or it might be possible to find a generous spirited patriot willing to make the freehold a gift to the community under certain conditions.” [Register 20 Jun 1908 Letter to Editor]
“the Grange, the homestead owned by Capt. Sturt. . . which is now occupied by Mr. J. A. Hardy, is a short distance from the Grange Jetty. The late Capt. Dashwood, the father of the present Crown Solicitor (Mr. C. J. Dashwood, K.C.), and the late Sir Richard Chaffey Baker lived in the historic home. Capt. Dashwood was Collector of Customs at the time.” [Observer 20 Apr 1912]
“The recent demolition of the cottage at Thebarton occupied by Colonel William Light, founder of Adelaide and first Surveyor-General, created dismay among students of early South Australian history. . . thoughts have now turned to the historic home of Capt. Charles Sturt (discoverer of the River Murray), at Grange, one of Adelaide's most favored seaside resorts. That house has been in respectable occupation ever since its erection by Sturt. . . Charles Sturt resided at the Grange until March 17, 1853, when he went to England on a life pension of £600 a year, granted by the South Australian Government.” [The Mail 22 Jan 1927]
“The necessity of preserving the historic home of Captain Sturt at the Grange, known as ‘Grange House’, was brought before the Henley and Grange Town Council. . . The property consists of the large house and 7½ acres of land. The alderman stated that the property could be bought on terms for £3,000.” [Advertiser 9 Apr 1929]
“the historic home of Capt Sturt at Grange. . . The home is vacant, and vandals have made their unwelcome appearance on the property. When Mr. Mitton visited it recently he found that some of the windows had been broken. . . It has been suggested that the Tourist Bureau could advertise trips by charabanc through delightful scenery to the spot. Morning and afternoon tea could be provided.” [News 28 May 1930]
“Captain Sturt's house at the Grange was one of the first built in SA, erected about 1840. The building, which faces Mount Lofty, had an attractive rose garden in front. The explorer had a penchant for flowers and animals. . . North of Sturt's house is a cottage of three rooms. It is said that Sturt had the cottage built first and moved into the more commodious premises later, using the former as a storeroom. A number of horses that he used on expeditions ended their days on the homestead at the Grange. Particularly attracted was he to a roan horse, on which he used to ride to and from the city.” [Chronicle 31 Aug 1944]
“When the old Grange Railway Company decided to manage its own train service [c1883]. . . it was faced with the problem of finding house room for its staff. Only vacant house in the district happened to be Sturt's, known as the 'old Grange mansion', which was delapidated [sic] and a shelter for swagmen. There being no option, the two enginedrivers — the late Tom Fanning and John Chapman — reluctantly decided to make the best of a bad job by taking over the old home, and .sharing it. . . The Sturt bedrooms included a dressing room of equal size which modem owners must have regarded as so much waste space, as when I visited the place 30 years later they had been converted into separate compartments by bricking up the doorways.” [Advertiser 11 Nov 1948]
“Mr. Anthony Sturt visited the old home of his famous great grandfather, explorer Charles Sturt, at Grange today.” [News 1 Mar 1951]
“Mr. Justice Cooper lived in Capt. Sturt's home at the Grange after the family went to England. Judge Cooper had planted the palms in front of the house. Mr. Berry's father, who was Capt. Sturt's gardener, used to play with the Sturt children at a small stream on the west side of the house. . . Mr. Berry saw the Sturts leave the old home in a bullock dray over the sandhills to Port Adelaide.” [Chronicle 2 Jul 1953]
“Capt. Sturt's former home Grange, which, because of its location, condition and surrounding land, the committee did not recommend should be preserved. . . The surrounding land was lowlying and possibly liable to flooding.” [Advertiser 13 Aug 1953]
In Kenya, the Safaricom mobile phone network offers so-called "modems" to connect to the internet through the mobile phone network. It's actually a Huawei E160 HSDPA USB stick plus airtime that you can convert into data bundles. The more airtime you pre-buy, the cheaper it is per MB (from 8KSh to 2.5KSh per MB, or 0.10 - 0.03 USD).
The shop the assistant was adamant that it would only work on Windows or Mac OS. Well, it turns out that on Ubuntu Linux 9.04 "Jaunty Jackalope" it just works. :)
..and with much less setting up to do than on Windows. Plugging in the stick brings up a wizard that lets you choose the provider (Kenya/Safaricom is on the list) and off you go.
Some people report that it works better when plugged in before turning on the computer. I can confirm that once or twice it didn't work when plugged in later, but usually that doesn't seem to be a problem. Activating the data "airtime" bundles requires some codes to be sent via SMS. I've done this on a windows computer with the Safaricom software, but it should work just fine with any mobile phone (just put the SIM into the phone for those messages).
When searching for background information, I found that the device itself has different modes (USB composite device), so on a Windows machine it fist behaves like a thumb drive to install its software then switches to "modem" mode. The first time I plugged it into the Linux box, it had already gone through this process, so I don't know if this could affect its usage in a purely Linux environment. But presumably this is not a one off switch process, so it shouldn't matter.
Now, of course it's still too slow and too expensive...