4 ms·
Dialing in to the 1200 baud MODEM pool was both uneconomical and didn't even confer any great benefits. The 900 baud pool was only like a buck a minute and the
by KGIII 9y ago
Dialing in to the 1200 baud MODEM pool was both uneconomical and didn't even confer any great benefits. The 900 baud pool was only like a buck a minute and the 1200 baud pool was $4 per minute!
That said, I might actually have to get off your lawn. My first was a 900 baud cradle. Hayes, I think? Maybe Digital? That was a whole lot of years ago.
- bemmu 9y agoI feel like a young brat now starting directly from 1200 baud.
- Stratoscope 9y agoYou young whippersnappers with your fast cars and fast modems!
- KGIII 9y agoIf it helps, my first computer contact was an HP 9100 in '72. I just hated it and would avoid them for years afterwards. ;-)