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>I'm one of the greybeards who has the 2400 BAUD modem negotiation tone sequences emblazened in my neurons. Making the jump from 300 baud to 2400 felt like mag
by StanislavPetrov 4mo ago
>I'm one of the greybeards who has the 2400 BAUD modem negotiation tone sequences emblazened in my neurons.
Making the jump from 300 baud to 2400 felt like magic!
- steelframe 4mo agoI started on a faulty 1200 BAUD modem that would only connect at 300 BAUD. And I used to load my programs off a cassette tape. If we keep this up, someone's bound to jump in with a brag about memory cores and punchcards.
- marak830 4mo agoI don't think they will be jumping anywhere TBH. (young-un with the 28.8k starter here, so I just need some stretching to keep up with you old fellas :P)
- StanislavPetrov 4mo agoMy friend's dad got a 1200 baud modem when they first came out for some obscene amount of money. Back then Compuserve used to charge by your connection speed. I was mowing lawns to pay $6.25 (~$20) an hour to play British Legends at 300 baud and he was paying ~$12 (~$38!!) an hour to connect at 1200. Plus phone bill fees, which weren't negligible back then, even for local calls! https://www.chicagotribune.com/1987/05/31/compuserve-sees-the-daylight-trims-morning-on-line-rates/ https://www.chicagotribune.com/1987/05/31/compuserve-sees-th...