The Serial Port

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The Serial Port is a virtual museum that highlights technology and people we find interesting from years gone by. We strive to preserve history of all types, both physical and digital as well as through the innumerable stories of the people that lived it. Got some retro gear to donate? Get in touch with us over email (see below "For business inquiries") or https://www.serialport.org

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The hidden story behind the Virtual LAN

The Serial Port · 80K views · 10 months ago

29:29

The LEGEND: The NE2000.

The Serial Port · 167K views · 1 month ago

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Pushing Dial-up Modems Further Than We EVER Thought Possible

The Serial Port · 582K views · 1 year ago

25:50

512K Day: The Day The Internet (almost) Broke

The Serial Port · 230K views · 1 year ago

21:09

EXPANDING THE ETHER: The invention of the network bridge

The Serial Port · 142K views · 2 years ago

36:42

Microsoft NetMeeting was WAY more important than you think

The Serial Port · 64K views · 4 months ago

21:50

THE UNTOLD STORY: How the PIX Firewall and NAT Saved the Internet

The Serial Port · 516K views · 3 years ago

29:36

NO WIRES: How the Apple Airport Changed Everything

The Serial Port · 413K views · 2 years ago

43:25

Talking on the Internet Phone in 1995

The Serial Port · 37K views · 7 months ago

28:39

ALASKA: Where did this peculiar server come from?

The Serial Port · 36K views · 3 months ago

41:20

You won't believe what we found in this CD changer!

The Serial Port · 110K views · 4 months ago

39:45

SAVING a 30-year old Sun workstation! - ISP Series Episode 2

The Serial Port · 139K views · 3 years ago

28:30

TWISTED: The dramatic history of twisted-pair Ethernet

The Serial Port · 1.1M views · 1 year ago

12:17

This Web Server Changed The Internet: The Cobalt RaQ

The Serial Port · 255K views · 3 years ago

16:43

Do you remember ISDN?

The Serial Port · 94K views · 9 months ago

19:53

1.5Mbps of pure '90s: Setting up a T-1 today - ISP Series Episode 3

The Serial Port · 350K views · 3 years ago

YouTube, with the door locked.

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