Christopher Bouzy
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You would wait for a page to load, and someone would pick up the other phone, start dialing, and sever the connection. Or if you had call-waiting and forgot to deactivate it, someone calling you would cause a disconnect. 😭
Lee Bruce @Anfalee
I was there for the dawn of the internet, the struggle for control of the single phone line was real and bloody 🫨 😆 🤣 😂
07:01 AM - Sep 01, 2023
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Steven Germano
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In the middle of a HUGE 200KB download, no less! I started with a 300 baud modem.
In response to Christopher Bouzy.
08:37 AM - Sep 01, 2023
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Phil Loomis
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In response to Steven Germano.
Someone else commented about 9600 baud & I was snickering. Try doing daily updates to a bbs at 300. Oh, the joy. 😂
10:30 AM - Sep 01, 2023
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Steven Germano
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In response to Phil Loomis.
How about loading programs from a cassette tape? Those were the days because we were into something really new.
10:33 AM - Sep 01, 2023
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