ISDN Adapter
Use a device called the iMic if you are trying to connect to a mac. It works perfectly.
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The device is called an "ATA" (Analog Telephone Adapter). It converts your voice into data, and sends it across the internet, also decodes data sent by the VoIP network back into voice (so you can hear the person you called). You can buy ATAs alone, or get them from any major VoIP provider. IP phones somehow are designed with built-in adapters making them VoIP service ready.
To import analog video into your Mac you will need an analog to digital converter (See links below). Ensure that the converter's out connector will match your Mac's input (USB2 or FireWire) .
1) connect to computer via USB cable. 2) Download the program Analog Lab. 3) Enjoy playing on your computer.
Basically, modem is used to connect the analog world to the digital world. In other words, you can say it is the device that is used to convert the analog signal to digital signal. For eg. the modem connected with a computer is usually converts the analog signal that comes through the wire to the digital bit bcoz computer can only understands the digital signal...
Most local companies still use the analog system. The only ones that are digital are through cable or VOIP (Voice Over Internet Provider) services. If they use telephone wires that come into you home and the ordinary phone jack they are an analog provider. In Jacksonville the biggest would be Bell South, but there are other smaller providers.
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Modem is a what not a who. A computer modem is a device that uses an analog carrier signal to encode digital information. The modem is how you connect to dial up Internet.
Get a digital to analog converter box or connect it to a digital DVD or vcr.
You should know if they provide free long distance service and the price of the service. It also helps if you know whether is digital or analog phone services they offer.
The first Indian analog computer was assembled in 1950