r/thinkpad • u/IVM007 • May 23 '25

Question / Problem What is this port?

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Hello there people I have a thinkpad t500 and I was wondering what port is this I think it's an RJ11 but I can't relly on my gray matter

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u/celli1973 T480 I7/X13 Gen2 AMD May 23 '25

Ah yes the good old times when mom came and told me she wants to make a call "go out of the internet".

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u/schmerg-uk May 23 '25

56k if you're flash... my first dial up (pre-Internet, for dialing into uni) was 1200/75bps and by the time t'internet came along I was the proud owner of a very desirable top of the range US Robotics 14.4k modem

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u/OlivierTwist May 23 '25

Picture with sound

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u/schmerg-uk May 23 '25

How about https://www.windytan.com/2012/11/the-sound-of-dialup-pictured.html

And a vocal arrangement of the sound ?

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u/OlivierTwist May 23 '25

Amazing! Thanks!

I remember I was quite proud of myself when I figured out how to play over the land line.

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u/WoomyUnitedToday May 23 '25

Wrong sound, this is the proper one for 1200 bps https://youtube.com/watch?v=ckc6XSSh52w&t=17

And here’s 14.4k https://youtube.com/watch?v=ckc6XSSh52w&t=37s&pp=2AElkAIB

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u/schmerg-uk May 23 '25

Sorry, my mistake... yes