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> Nothing in modern computing compares to the audible... Ahem, cough, dial-up modem handshake. That is all I have to say on the subject.

• martopix 4y ago
  > In modern computing
  • stinkytaco 4y ago
    Surely the floppy disk is not more modern than the modem? They started to die around the same time, if I recall.
    • quickthrower2 4y ago
      Agreed, I remember dial up using an AOL CD. And CDR was around the corner.
    • Dylan16807 4y ago
      Both are not modern. I don't think the original post was trying to imply that floppies are modern.
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  • bornfreddy 4y ago
    How about the constant fan noise when having ESET [0] installed on a Windows laptop then? [0] if you don't have ESET at hand, I guess any "good" antivirus would do.
  • linker3000 4y ago
    Bah - font kerning issue (keeming).