I’m getting a Compaq Portable 3 and it has a serial port on the back
and I remember seeing somewhere that there’s a modern WiFi modem to
serial connector powered by usb. Is this a thing or am I thinking of
something else?
reddit / bbs

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[deleted] · 2019-06-20 05:31

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gklinger · 2019-06-20 09:11

It’s a thing. See [here](https://www.simulant.uk/shop/retro-vintage-
compute-wifi-modem-rs232-serial-hayes-compatible).

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[deleted] · 2019-06-20 12:57

You mean a wifi modem? You can build your own for very little.
I used this page as a guide:
https://subethasoftware.com/2018/02/28/wire-up-your-own-rs-232-wifi-
modem-for-under-10-using-esp8266-and-zimodem-firmware/