https://celso.io/categories/retrocomputing-telematico/ Recent content in Retrocomputing Telematico on Celso Martinho Hugo en-us © Celso Martinho Sat, 13 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://celso.io/posts/2026/06/13/telematico/ Sat, 13 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://celso.io/posts/2026/06/13/telematico/ <p>It&rsquo;s been a while. This time, I’m continuing the “computers that I never had” series to talk about a project that has been sitting on my bench for literally months, waiting for a little less busy times to complete: the Philips Telematico NMS3000.</p> <div class="caption" style=""> <img src="https://celso.io/assets/telematico/telematico.jpg" /> The Philips Telematico NMS3000 </div> <p>There are a couple of reasons why I bought this relic to work on: it takes me right back to the pre-Internet days of modems, X.25, and Videotex; it’s simple enough that I actually stand a chance of fully understanding how it works; and it has near-zero information available on the Internet. That last part forces me to discover things on my own, which, if you&rsquo;re the rabbit hole type, you know is the best part.</p>