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Answer-Only Modem

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Last Updated May 24, 2021 7:35 am

An answer-only modem is one that can receive messages but cannot send them. Only the most inexpensive modems are answer-only. The technology was first used in the 1960’s and commonly used in applications where terminals called the computer, such as bulletin boards serves (BBS) systems.