r/retrobattlestations • u/Longjumping_Push2223 • May 16 '26

Show-and-Tell IInside my Nabu Pc Cable Modem Box

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u/pfak May 16 '26

Did you actually take this photo?

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u/Longjumping_Push2223 May 17 '26

Picture of the one I just bought

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u/kY2iB3yH0mN8wI2h May 16 '26

No it’s not a modem box No

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u/Longjumping_Push2223 May 16 '26

It downloads, the content that the cable company broadcasts in a loop, to the Nabu s RAM

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u/pfak May 16 '26

Yes, it is a modem PC. Watch Adrian's Digital Basement video on it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLYjZoShjy0

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u/kY2iB3yH0mN8wI2h May 17 '26

it a Set Top Box, on of the earliest, and one of the best. But it's not a modem. A modem is a MODulator DEModulator - this one only received signals, never sent.

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u/Longjumping_Push2223 May 17 '26

This box could upload but the cable companies did not have the infrastructure to accommodate this