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The sound of a dialup modem, pictured (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by kersploosh to c/engineering
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Source: https://www.windytan.com/2012/11/the-sound-of-dialup-pictured.html?m=1

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[–] shitass 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

As someone too young to really have used dialup this is really cool! Curious if 4800 bps was fast at the time?

[–] kersploosh 4 points 1 year ago

4800 bits/s was fast when it came out in the 1980's, but it was quickly obsolete. I remember getting a 28.8 kbit/s modem in the mid-90's and thinking it was hot stuff.

[–] Poot 2 points 1 year ago

Hell bud, we got it up to 56 kb per second. Internet porn was mainly pictures at that time.

[–] Poot 1 points 1 year ago

I've heard it so many times... But I've never seen it displayed like that! Wow!