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What was the first modem you ever had? How fast was it? (lemmy.sdf.org)
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[โ€“] jadero@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think it was 300 baud. I couldn't afford it, so followed the schematics to figure out how to connect a military surplus acoustic coupler modem at 110 baud. I didn't know any better, so I thought it was fantastic. Still, a few months later I got a good job and upgraded to an Apple//c clone and a 1200 baud modem.

[โ€“] Unabart@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 year ago

I remember when I went from 2400 to 14.4 and I felt like the world was my oyster.