Click the Amazon logos above to search Amazon's bookstore for any other titles. . Tina Rathbone bought her first computer in 1987 and after finding that it did not have a modem, she started a pursuit to acquire a book that would inform her about modems and how to use them. Tina was only able to locate high-end technical books for techies. As a result, she decided to fulfill the need of the general public on how to select a modem, install it, and use modems and their accompanying software. A great book that keeps the reader up to date on current trends in the industry by going into detailed non-technical explanations.
Topics range from telephone set and operation to optical fiber digital communication.
Ed Paulson is a technical writer, engineer, and university instructor with 20 years experience. . This is a great book that covers in detail asynchronous and synchronous modems and their evolution from the Bell Standard to V.34. Although the book is a little dated it gives the reader a great background in data communications in an easy to understand manner. It explores the inner workings of data terminals, transmissions channels, fiber optics, satellites, LAN and WAN devices and topology. . This book covers the intricacies of commonly available modems.