4 ms·
It was the time where autists were still in control :D No way today a business school product manager let engineers ship millions of next gen communication equi
by xwolfi 6y ago
It was the time where autists were still in control :D No way today a business school product manager let engineers ship millions of next gen communication equipment sounding like loudly dying lamas :D
If I understand correctly there was absolutely 0 need to make it noisy to your ear by default except for the tester at the factory to test if it worked.
- Arubis 6y agoHaving the speaker on was handy for figuring out if your outgoing call was picked up by an incompatible device, like your friend's mom.
- Larrikin 6y agoMy very last dial up modern had a volume knob, which was great when trying to sneak on to the internet past bedtime.
- rzmnzm 6y agoAT&M0 was the control code for muting the modem, yes very useful for not waking the parents up after midnight.