Ahhh the good old days! --FT Sent from iFōn
> On Jul 10, 2023, at 10:56 AM, M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > 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 > _______________________________________ 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
