I worked Mac tech support for a regional ISP in Northern California when the 56k modems were announced. It was a time of rapid development in modem technology.

I worked Mac tech support for a regional ISP in Northern California when the 56k modems were announced. It was a time of rapid development in modem technology. When my boss told me of the new modem it sounded impossibly fast - most of our customers at the time were still on 14.4 or 28.8. He then told me that 56k would probably never catch on while pointing at the large point to point radio antennas he wanted to mount on everyone’s homes…