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ISDN absolutely was exhilarating “technology from the future” during the 90s and even into ~2000 era just before general cable/DSL proliferation. It usually ju
by musha68k 3y ago
ISDN absolutely was exhilarating “technology from the future” during the 90s and even into ~2000 era just before general cable/DSL proliferation.
It usually just worked consistently and at unbelievably high data rates vs theoretical “56k” even on 64kbit/s single channel. Meaning basically 2x IRL downloads vs 56k at usually tenable full hop bandwidth of constant 8kb/s.
I kept being mesmerized by “just the basics” of ISDN + TCP/IP; it all was working just so flawlessly. For years on end, and each time I went online. Pure wonder and amazement.
- applied_heat 3y agoI got 2.2/1.1 mbit Adsl in 1997, it was awesome! Really helped me dominate in quake
- musha68k 3y agoThat would have been unfathomable to me at the time. Where was that?
- applied_heat 3y agoOttawa, Ontario, Canada