Applied Micro Technology uses the vertical blanking interval to allow Internet data to piggyback on a television broadcast at up to five times the speed of a standard modem and telephone line.

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It has a mere 16 megabytes of memory, a standard 56K modem and decent graphics and audio processors.

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For small businesses, AOpen America came out with two new modem routers, the IRoute 128 ISDN external modem router and the PRoute 112, an external standard phone line V.90 modem router.

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The dual-core version has a full WorldMode modem, which offers connectivity from LTE (the latest 4G standard) on down.

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The 660LX comes standard with a gorgeous 256-color screen, 32 MB of memory, a 56K modem and a nifty voice recorder for capturing those fleeting thoughts.

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