joejacket

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   by joejacket 5y ago

   Much of the US retail market plans their whole year around Christmas. The percentage of their yearly income is from that season (for online retailers Black Friday, Cyber Monday) and is usually what gets them through the slower rest of the
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   by joejacket 5y ago

   My ISP provided shell access via dialup to download a starter pack, Winsock, Mosaic, etc. All via lsz/zmodem. I rarely used floppies, we did most trading via BBSs or even direct dial. Telix was in my autoexec I used it so much.
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   by joejacket 5y ago

   Trumpet Winsock was required for Windows 3.11, the only supported networking was IPX if I remember it.
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   by joejacket 5y ago

   This is standard procedure for everything, it's been that way with ’smart' TVs for years.
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   by joejacket 6y ago

   The release was painful even at the time: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lAkuJXGldrM
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   by joejacket 6y ago

   It was never actually funny or amusing on Slashdot. I would usually block the domain for a few months after to make sure I didn't go back.