"Dave" wrote in message
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On Fri, 23 Jul 2004 10:28:21 GMT, "Scout" said:

My first connection was just 1200 bps (bulletin boards).

Ah, such a child. My first was at the then state of the art speed of 300.


You had one of them new fangled gadgets - my first was 134.5 baud. Later I was
downgraded to 110.

My first modem was a Hayes in an Apple II. 75, 150 & 300 bps
krj

Jeff Morris wrote:

"Dave" wrote in message
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On Fri, 23 Jul 2004 10:28:21 GMT, "Scout" said:


My first connection was just 1200 bps (bulletin boards).

Ah, such a child. My first was at the then state of the art speed of 300.



You had one of them new fangled gadgets - my first was 134.5 baud. Later I was
downgraded to 110.

remember having to maintain minimum upload to download ratios?
what a drag that was.
Scout


"krj" wrote in message
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My first modem was a Hayes in an Apple II. 75, 150 & 300 bps
krj

Jeff Morris wrote:

"Dave" wrote in message
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On Fri, 23 Jul 2004 10:28:21 GMT, "Scout" said:


My first connection was just 1200 bps (bulletin boards).

Ah, such a child. My first was at the then state of the art speed of
300.



You had one of them new fangled gadgets - my first was 134.5 baud.
Later I was
downgraded to 110.

I remember not even having a computer and using an IBM Selectric to write
mail for the snail to deliver. at - .00015 baud....

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well, when I was a kid, it was sooo cold that we had to thaw our words out
before we could hear them!
Scout

"katysails" wrote in message
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I remember not even having a computer and using an IBM Selectric to write
mail for the snail to deliver. at - .00015 baud....

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and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein



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On Fri, 23 Jul 2004 20:53:23 -0400, "katysails"
wrote this crap:

I remember not even having a computer and using an IBM Selectric to write
mail for the snail to deliver. at - .00015 baud....


Lucky *******. I couldn't afford such technology. I had to use
something called a pencil, or if I could afford it, I bought ink for
my quill.





Pathetic Earthlings! No one can save you now!

"Horvath" wrote

I remember not even having a computer and using an IBM Selectric to write
mail for the snail to deliver. at - .00015 baud....


Lucky *******. I couldn't afford such technology. I had to use
something called a pencil, or if I could afford it, I bought ink for
my quill.

Oh brother. I had to use a Mastodon bone on a cave wall. There, that should
end this thread.

SV

On Fri, 23 Jul 2004 16:09:47 -0400, "Jeff Morris"
wrote this crap:

"Dave" wrote in message
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On Fri, 23 Jul 2004 10:28:21 GMT, "Scout" said:

My first connection was just 1200 bps (bulletin boards).

Ah, such a child. My first was at the then state of the art speed of 300.


You had one of them new fangled gadgets - my first was 134.5 baud. Later I was
downgraded to 110.


I had to translate from binary meself, at about 4 baud.





Pathetic Earthlings! No one can save you now!

I had to translate from binary meself, at about 4 baud.

Translation: Horass was pretty stupid.





Pathetic Earthlings! No one can save you now!