@realitista to Gen X, the meh generationEnglish • 1 year agoI lovingly crafted this 100% realistic early 90s internet simulator so the young folks can get a feel for how I spent my teens.squabbles.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.comimagemessage-square63arrow-up1860arrow-down115
arrow-up1845arrow-down1imageI lovingly crafted this 100% realistic early 90s internet simulator so the young folks can get a feel for how I spent my teens.squabbles.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com@realitista to Gen X, the meh generationEnglish • 1 year agomessage-square63
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish19•1 year ago9600 bps? Check out Mr Moneypants down around his ankles over here.
minus-square@curiouscuriositylinkEnglish3•1 year agoDear sir, can I interest you in a blazingly fast modem that is 50% faster than this at 14.4K?
minus-squareFlying SquidlinkEnglish1•1 year agoYou joke, but a 14.4 modem was a game changer at the time. It felt like blazing speed compared to 9600.
minus-square@varjenlinkEnglish2•1 year agoWhen I upgraded from 2400 baud to 9600 it felt like I had somehow got my hands on tech from the future.
Woo hoo, 9600 baud modem downloading.
9600 bps? Check out Mr Moneypants down around his ankles over here.
Dear sir, can I interest you in a blazingly fast modem that is 50% faster than this at 14.4K?
You joke, but a 14.4 modem was a game changer at the time. It felt like blazing speed compared to 9600.
When I upgraded from 2400 baud to 9600 it felt like I had somehow got my hands on tech from the future.