About

The Serial Port

The channel documents and preserves computing and internet history, focusing on vintage networking technologies, early online services, and retro PC hardware/software. Typical videos explain or demonstrate legacy protocols and platforms (dial‑up modems, ISDN, IRC, BBS, early internet telephony), recreate older system setups (Windows 95 on dial‑up, first Dell Linux PC), and trace origins of notable tools and events from the 1980s–1990s tech era.

Channel stats

Calculated from videos published in the last 12 months

1 video every 46 days
Publishing pace
Regular
Publishing regularity
25 min
Average video duration
16 min
Published time per month
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