Are you nostalgic about 56K dial up internet from the 1990s? Well, this Japanese company is selling an analog 56K modem that can connect to your copper landline — if you have one, of course

Japan is often seen arsenic a world leader successful cutting-edge technology, known for innovations successful robotics, electronics, and high-speed trains - however, nan state is besides known for its inclination to clasp onto older exertion agelong aft it has been abandoned elsewhere.

Only precocious has Japan begun to shape retired floppy disks successful authorities offices, and acold excessively galore of its laptops and devices still travel equipped pinch bequest features for illustration VGA connectors. Most recently, we covered a PCI Express adapter that adds a parallel larboard to modern PCs, allowing buyers to link long-forgotten devices for illustration HP LaserJet aliases dot matrix printers. For prize nostalgia points, nan driver for it comes connected a CD, and it’s compatible pinch Windows XP and newer.

But now, Planex Communications has embraced Japan’s unwillingness to afloat move connected pinch nan merchandise of its PL-US56K2(A) USB-connected 56K modem, perfect for anyone who still needs to dial into nan net for illustration it’s 1999.

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For astir 5,980 yen (about $40) connected Amazon, this instrumentality is designed for PCs without built-in modems, enabling entree to analog nationalist telephone lines for net connectivity, information transmission, and moreover faxing - each without needing to instal immoderate drivers.

The modem supports nan ITU-T V.90 and V.92 protocols, offering a maximum theoretical information reception velocity of 56Kbps and a transmission velocity of up to 33.6Kbps. At those speeds, you won’t beryllium streaming HD videos, but you tin astatine slightest cheque your emails aliases nonstop a fax while reflecting connected really acold exertion has travel - aliases hasn’t, depending connected your perspective.

Powered via USB 2.0, nan PL-US56K2(A) is mini and light, weighing conscionable 28 grams and measuring a compact 25mm x 75mm x 18mm, making it easy to tuck distant adjacent to your different relics from nan precocious '90s for illustration your floppy disks, PalmPilot, and that stack of AOL free proceedings CDs.

The PL-US56K2(A) isn’t apt to return nan world by storm, but it’s a useful solution for anyone still navigating nan world of dial-up aliases needing to nonstop nan occasional fax.

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