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-Do you remember the early days of Internet and dial-up connectivity? We used to be connected to the Internet using a modem connected to a telephone network, and the only thing computers needed was a serial port for communication, which virtually every computer had. Nowadays every computer sold has some sort of Wi-fi or Ethernet connectivity, but our vintage computers are left to rot offline! I plan to change that. Nowadays, there are many ways you can get a PC online, including getting a 3com 3C503 or 3C509 network adapter, but sometimes an old PC just doesn't have expansion for a network card expansion, or maybe you're not even trying to connect with a PC. Well, whatever piece of technological equipment it may be, as long as it has at least one serial port, a keyboard and a display, you're in luck! Get to experience connecting to the Internet just like in the good old days.
+Do you remember the early days of Internet and dial-up connectivity? We used to be connected to the Internet using a modem connected to a telephone network, and the only thing computers needed was a serial port for communication, which virtually every computer had. Nowadays every computer sold has some sort of Wi-fi or Ethernet connectivity, but our vintage computers are left to rot offline! I plan to change that. Nowadays, there are many ways you can get a PC online, including getting a 3com 3C503 or 3C509 network adapter, but sometimes an old PC just doesn't have expansion for a network card expansion, or maybe you're not even trying to connect with a PC. Well, whatever piece of technological equipment it may be, as long as it has at least one serial port, a keyboard and a display, you're in luck! Get to experience connecting to the Internet just like during the golden days of the Internet.
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-This guide is useful for anyone who would like to do PPP networking experimentation or have a computer connect to the Internet without a network card. It could also be useful for anyone who would like to experiment with a Virtual Modem. Since pretty much every IBM compatible computer has a RS-232 serial port, technically you could connect any computer to the Internet, or any other network, as long as there is a way to use dial-up PPP. Windows 3.0, 3.1 and 3.11 will need an extra program called Trumpet Winsock, but Windows 95 and later operating systems have built-in Dial-up networking.
+This guide is useful for anyone who would like to do PPP networking experimentation or have a computer connect to the Internet without a network card. It could also be useful for anyone who would like to experiment with a Simulated Modem. Since pretty much every IBM compatible computer has a RS-232 serial port, technically you could connect any computer to the Internet, or any other network, as long as there is a way to use dial-up PPP. Windows 3.0, 3.1 and 3.11 will need an extra program called Trumpet Winsock, but Windows 95 and later operating systems have built-in Dial-up networking. I will be adding Microsoft TCP/IP-32 for Windows 3.1 support soon.
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+===== Screenshots =====
+| {{:guides:pics:win95-dialup1.png?nolink}} |
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+Virtual Modem can be used in conjunction with ProtoWeb, the 90's Internet Service Provider.
+Please visit [[http://www.protoweb.org]] for more information.
+\\
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-==== On to the next chapter! ====
+On to the next chapter!
 | [[Guides:Virtual Modem|This Page]] | [[Guides:Virtual Modem:Section 2|2 - Shopping list >>]] |
-==== Skip to other sections ====
+===== Skip to other sections =====
-  * [[Guides:Virtual Modem|Section 1 - Introduction]] << You are here
+  * **[[Guides:Virtual Modem|Section 1 - Introduction]] << You are here**
   * [[Guides:Virtual Modem:Section 2|Section 2 - Shopping list]]
   * [[Guides:Virtual Modem:Section 3|Section 3 - Setting up Raspbian]]
   * [[Guides:Virtual Modem:Section 4|Section 4 - Setting up Virtual Modem]]
+  * [[Guides:Virtual Modem:Section 5|Section 5 - Using Virtual Modem]]
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-===== System specific topics =====
   * [[Guides:Connecting Windows 3.1 to the Internet]]
   * [[Guides:Connecting Windows 9x to the Internet]]
+  * [[Guides:Connecting Windows 2000 to the Internet]]
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   * [[Guides:Connecting a Macintosh Classic to the Internet]] | COMING SOON
-  * [[Guides:Connecting a Dumb/Smart Terminal to the Internet]] | COMING SOON
+  * [[Guides:Connecting a Serial Terminal to the Internet]] | COMING SOON
+*/
 ===== Related topics =====
+  * [[http://www.protoweb.org/|ProtoWeb, the 90's Internet Service Provider]] | Connect your retro computer to surf a real copy of the 90's Web!
   * [[Guides:List of Compatible Websites|Classic website list]] | List of classic websites that work with classic web browsers.
   * [[Guides:Virtual Modem:Script|Virtual Modem Source code and Coding Examples]]
-  * [[http://www.protoweb.org/|ProtoWeb, the 90's Internet Service Provider]] | Connect your retro computer to surf the 90's Web!
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-===== Screenshots =====
-| {{:guides:pics:win95-dialup1.png?nolink}} |
-\\
-Virtual Modem can be used in conjunction with ProtoWeb, the 90's Internet Service Provider.
-Please visit [[http://www.protoweb.org]] for more information.
-\\
-| {{:guides:pics:netscape-navigator-4-0-epic.png?420|}} | {{:guides:pics:netscape-navigator-4-0.png?420|}} |
-/*
-| {{:guides:pics:netscape_cern.gif?420|}} | {{ :guides:pics:netscape_google.gif?420 |}} |
-*
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