Then you had to have a collection of local isp numbers (and for the cracker scene user/pass lists) so you could connect while away from home. I just remembered

Then you had to have a collection of local isp numbers (and for the cracker scene user/pass lists) so you could connect while away from home. I just remembered how happy I was when I had my palm pilot 14k attachment and could get internet in class because often live POTS were available in many more rooms than these days.