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My first modem was a Hayes-brand 300 baud modem. Atari 800 computer. So I'll kindly ask you to get off my lawn, whipper-snapper. (BTW I listen to a lot of am
by thr0w__4w4y 6y ago
My first modem was a Hayes-brand 300 baud modem. Atari 800 computer.
So I'll kindly ask you to get off my lawn, whipper-snapper.
(BTW I listen to a lot of ambient / noise / drone music, and a while ago, some artist took those modem sounds, slowed them down, put in some reverb, etc. and it was downright ghostly).
It wasn't exactly this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IF2v32xCD0Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IF2v32xCD0Y
but it wasn't too far off.
- ctdonath 6y ago110 baud. 9 hours to download a book.
- dr_kiszonka 6y agoIt gives me the same eerie feeling as listening to number stations.
- Mountain_Skies 6y agoThe fun things about 300 baud was I could pick up the phone and hear the individual keystrokes being sent. I couldn't distinguish what particular character was being sent, unless of course I was the one typing.
- deepspace 6y ago80 Baud here. Dial-up to a Teletext service. Whipper-snapper.