Datenklo

The Datenklo or CCC-Modem was an acoustic coupler modem in the early 1980s for which the Chaos Computer Club made plans and schematics available. The moniker 'loo' refers to an ingenious idea in the construction of the device: The use of rubber cuffs, commonly available as plumbing supplies, to connect the audio transducers to a normal telephone receiver.

The meaning of the name changed in the 1990s, when portable toilet cubicles were re-purposed to provide connectivity at hacker camps in Europe.

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