Well, WE really had it toof! 110 baud on a tin can with a string using a teletype with a worn out ribbon, and WE LIKED IT!!! ;D
(ectually, 300 baud on an old TRS-80 Model 100 portable, and when I got an external 1200, that was BLAZING FAST! ) On Mon, Jul 10, 2023 at 9:25 AM Jim Cathey via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > His 14.4 dial up modem just can't handle those high-res photos > > 14.4? Kids these days. I used to _dream_ of 14.4... > When _I_ got home internet 2400 baud was the good stuff, > and uphill both ways! (Pre-internet I was using 300 baud > through an acoustic coupler. But it meant that I didn't have > to leave my dorm room and trek to an on-campus center. > Well, sometimes.) > > And when I got the synchronous 9600 baud X.25 connection going > it was multi-channel heaven! WFH was 90% as good as WFW. > > -- Jim > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
