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_the_inflator 3 minutes ago [-]
Hayes modems were pretty much the crème de la crème back then.
I never heard of them since the CompuServe and AOL times.
cbdevidal 3 hours ago [-]
That's funny. I clicked on the HN article on the home page about the AT Protocol[1] expecting an article on the Hayse set. And then I scrolled down and saw this article.
My first job in IT was at AOL tech support and we could rattle off modem strings from memory :-)
ale42 1 hours ago [-]
I still think to Hayes AT commands almost every time I see an article about the AT protocol, thinking "who is still using analog phone modems"?
rascul 46 minutes ago [-]
They're still used today for cellular modems
nomel 2 hours ago [-]
> This had a major denial of service security implication in that it would lead to the modem hanging up the connection should the computer ever try to transmit the byte sequence +++ATH0 in data mode.
Does this mean you couldn't send the documentation for the modem using the modem?
ThePowerOfFuet 24 minutes ago [-]
No. You had to wait a moment after sending +++ to get the OK prompt, then you could send ATH0 then CR.
Blasting +++ATH0 (CR) would have done nothing, AFAICR.
nunez 4 hours ago [-]
Still useful to know if you have a cellular hotspot. GSM uses AT commands for lots of things.
sitzkrieg 3 hours ago [-]
as do virtually all LTE-M (etc) cellular modules. I still have to maintain several model and even firmware specific AT command lists for several modules to work correctly :( (shakes fist at sierra wireless)
TacticalCoder 3 hours ago [-]
> M0 or M Speaker Mute, completely silent during dialing M3 is also common, but different on many brands
As a teenager with my first modem (I think I started with a 14.4, so not that early) I had no idea how to mute the modem with those commands yet while connecting to BBSes.
So I created my own "mute" (for during connection negociation at the beginning of a call, the modems were extremely noisy) system...
Late at night, when my parents were asleep, I'd unscrew the cover of the modem, take the PCB out and muffle it between two pillows while the connection was establishing.
Worked flawlessly.
As I was both up to no good and because I didn't want risking shorting the PCB, I'd then put the cover back on. Rinse and repeat every night.
sitzkrieg 3 hours ago [-]
I put a blob of putty in the speaker hole on my first 'hard' modem for this exact reason
I never heard of them since the CompuServe and AOL times.
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49527123
Does this mean you couldn't send the documentation for the modem using the modem?
Blasting +++ATH0 (CR) would have done nothing, AFAICR.
As a teenager with my first modem (I think I started with a 14.4, so not that early) I had no idea how to mute the modem with those commands yet while connecting to BBSes.
So I created my own "mute" (for during connection negociation at the beginning of a call, the modems were extremely noisy) system...
Late at night, when my parents were asleep, I'd unscrew the cover of the modem, take the PCB out and muffle it between two pillows while the connection was establishing.
Worked flawlessly.
As I was both up to no good and because I didn't want risking shorting the PCB, I'd then put the cover back on. Rinse and repeat every night.