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And using SLIP connections, with SLiRP on the server side, likely over a 1,200bps dial-up. It was a patchwork of hacks, just to make Windows use IP over a seri
by guiambros 13y ago
And using SLIP connections, with SLiRP on the server side, likely over a 1,200bps dial-up.
It was a patchwork of hacks, just to make Windows use IP over a serial line, so you could use Mosaic and Pegasus.
Still, it was a magical time.
- mjn 13y agoNot quite that slow in 1994. I had a CompuServe account with a 9600bps dialup around then...
- guiambros 13y agoOh lucky you; in 93-94 I could only dream about a 9600bps connection. At the time I had a Hayes 2400, but lines were so noisy that most of the time it'd connect only at 1200. (worth noticing: I was in South America back then, where the telephony system was less developed and a lot more expensive than the US)
- jmspring 13y agoMmmm...trumpet winsock. One of the better tcp/ip stacks for win3.1. Jumping through the hoops needed to get a second phone line in the dorm room so my roommate and I could have our own dedicated dial-ups was fun too.
- stormbrew 13y agoYep. I felt so awesome when I got slirp working on the dialup shell I had access to. Not gonna lie, one of the first things I did was very slowly load some porn.
- mark-r 13y agoDon't feel bad, I think porn was the "killer app" for the early internet. Not faring so badly on today's internet either.