this post was submitted on 20 Aug 2023
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[–] Etterra 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Older. I'm old enough to remember the cutting edge upgrade to the 36k modem.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I've sent emails over a 1200 baud modem line.

That's 1.2k. You could literally see each character appear one by one on the screen.

[–] Ghostalmedia 1 points 1 year ago