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JawnCon

Philadelphia-area hacker-conference lineage, starting here with the source-backed JawnCon 0x1 modem badge record, Hayes SmartModem styling, RetroWiFiModem firmware lineage, and small-conference in-house manufacturing notes.

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Lineage Notes

Philadelphia-area hacker-conference lineage, starting here with the source-backed JawnCon 0x1 modem badge record, Hayes SmartModem styling, RetroWiFiModem firmware lineage, and small-conference in-house manufacturing notes.

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Seeded records

JawnCon 0x1 · 2024

JawnCon 0x1 Modem Badge

Hayes SmartModem-inspired Wi-Fi modem badge

The JawnCon 0x1 modem badge was a wearable miniature Hayes SmartModem homage for the October 2024 Philadelphia-area hacker con. JawnCon's official write-up says it used RetroWiFiModem to simulate the AT command set and drive the LEDs, with a PCB carrying an ESP radio, level shifter, and vintage red LED front; Hackaday covered it as an ESP8266-powered Wi-Fi modem badge for early-Internet services.