For anyone who experienced it, the screeching hiss of a modem handshaking over copper phone wires is unforgettable. The technology may have tied up the family phone line, but modems were the gateways ...

If you’ve got a computer, get a modem. For the money, there’s no better way to add power and fun to computing. Modems are the telephones of computers, allowing them to connect with other computers to ...