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Post #AsUHV5eQisqPZJQ276 by [email protected] |
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I'm really loving how Mastodon has become a refuge for all the grizzled sea… |
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Post #AsUHV5mwDFeLzhOpNI by [email protected] |
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@Janeishly <fake Yorkshire accent>56k modem? Luxury! When I were a lad ..… |
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Post #AsUHV5tfoD2OKaYCsC by [email protected] |
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@TheLancashireman Yeah, I've already had a mate saying "Pah! 2800 baud… |
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Post #AsUHV617MWzahg29Tc by [email protected] |
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@Janeishly @TheLancashireman I started at 300 baud. I can still picture the T… |
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Post #AsUHV67Uyo631T1FQG by [email protected] |
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@shawnhooper @Janeishly @TheLancashireman The ones where you put the actual pho… |
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Post #AsUHV6EEZlU5MMAcvA by [email protected] |
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@katrinakatrinka @Janeishly @TheLancashireman No, youād dial the phone and t… |
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Post #AsUHV6KyAis7hFK0Q4 by [email protected] |
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@shawnhooper @Janeishly @TheLancashireman Ah.This is the one I was remembering,… |
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Post #AsUMLeAe1abrVJnsNE by [email protected] |
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@Janeishly Back before the Web... When the internet was Gopher, WAIS, Veronica,… |
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Post #AsUSnBGTgmlpgg2o2i by [email protected] |
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@Janeishly also grizzled seafarers on the ocean of the literal ocean @rek @neau… |
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Post #AsUSnBOzB9Zm741bIu by [email protected] |
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@smlavine @Janeishly @rek @neauoire Iām one them, retired after 40 yrs at sea. |
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Post #AsUVidBUkzL0h2EgAS by [email protected] |
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@Janeishly 300 baud modem to mumās mainframe then BBSs then PINE email in a t… |
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Post #AsUfYD0cDlAW9noeKe by [email protected] |
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@Janeishly @GossiTheDog I just want Anarchy Online and MySpace back, we donāt… |
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Post #AsUgGxG7cppoLCPCd6 by [email protected] |
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@Janeishly I resent being referred to as Grizzled.I prefer... Seasoned. |
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Post #AsUgpqmVhVxWO1C6ue by [email protected] |
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@Janeishly @TheLancashireman Honestly, I was jealous you had a Gateway 3000. A… |
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Post #AsUgq36RtD2QbKcCem by [email protected] |
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@katrinakatrinka @shawnhooper @Janeishly @TheLancashireman yeah, Iāve got one… |
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Post #AsUgqXu7N6au845IEy by [email protected] |
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@Janeishly That's not the list of things a real old timer on the Internet w… |
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Post #AsUgqscoKeECOT9GgC by [email protected] |
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@Janeishly All that, and finding a new BBS that was within your local calling a… |
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Post #AsUgrVn6iIdZrhGXdw by [email protected] |
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@shawnhooper @Janeishly @TheLancashireman I so wished I had a modem in those da… |
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Post #AsUgtvdNbHz2axrtJ2 by [email protected] |
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@Janeishly those were the days |
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Post #AsUgtvk7CFN4vr1Gnw by [email protected] |
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@rogerggbr @Janeishly ooh, memories ā¦ whose (after this) had ādemon dialerļæ½… |
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Post #AsUguRwdTEOsnx7ilM by [email protected] |
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@Janeishly When Kermit wasn't just a frogParity was not about dominance in … |
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Post #AsUguS2J88wB5XmFbU by [email protected] |
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@PizzaDemon That's one of the things that really bugs me about enshittifica… |
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Post #AsUguS9OhmbnRX5uee by [email protected] |
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@Janeishly @PizzaDemon Oh god, HP products used to be -so good-! And like, che… |
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Post #AsUguSGqG6YzocZrG4 by [email protected] |
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@Oggie @PizzaDemon Exactly! The printers! So good!Meanwhile my laptop before th… |
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Post #AsUguSNDsNfS8PYxCi by [email protected] |
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@Janeishly @PizzaDemon Very much that gene wilder Wonka gif 'oh no, wait, c… |
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Post #AsUguSStXICkQ0DU2q by [email protected] |
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@Oggie @PizzaDemon Yeah, it was a bit of a gut punch at the time, but fortunate… |
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Post #AsUgv9mYU4TslQkI9w by [email protected] |
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@shawnhooper those 56k hippie youngsters need to get off our lawn dammit!@Janei… |
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Post #AsUgv9te3i9V7Q3xD6 by [email protected] |
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@fedops @shawnhooper @Janeishly @TheLancashireman Agreed! |
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Post #AsUgyZH0AJCwgxc5PU by [email protected] |
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@shawnhooper @Janeishly @TheLancashireman same, and I still hear the music in m… |
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Post #AsUh0rHGCHmx6spIWm by [email protected] |
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@Janeishly šš¤£š |
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Post #AsUh38NVaVZAj5pmLI by [email protected] |
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@Janeishly56k? So you had a posh one then. Bet it even had autodial.300 baud… |
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Post #AsUh7KXQJrz7b8TMtU by [email protected] |
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@shawnhooper @Janeishly @TheLancashireman I had this here as my first device to… |
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Post #AsUhAUW7frP7PrN64u by [email protected] |
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@Janeishly Unless those refugees are Jews, then it's basically like being o… |
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Post #AsUhAUdvCrdto31KEa by [email protected] |
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@serge I initially had a harsher response to this, then I went through your fe… |
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Post #AsUhAUkIp8kM7q0QBE by [email protected] |
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@bmp I'm pointing out that there's a high degree of antisemitism on the… |
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Post #AsUhAUqgRPqoRczW7s by [email protected] |
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@serge @bmp I'm no expert, and I may not be right, but you may have a serve… |
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Post #AsUhBZ46FZnZoLmACW by [email protected] |
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@shawnhooper @Janeishly @TheLancashireman I liked 300 baud as I could read it a… |
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Post #AsUhBZA7tAcS72ayau by [email protected] |
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@otfrom @Janeishly @TheLancashireman this is the one I had, introduced me to th… |
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Post #AsUhCoHv8ZbdJVpmvw by [email protected] |
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@leobm @shawnhooper @Janeishly @TheLancashireman I used to have one that looked… |
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Post #AsUhDLCOm7nTNwVLPM by [email protected] |
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@TheLancashireman @Janeishly Modems?!? Why, when I was a lad, we had two cups … |
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Post #AsUhDLKuGUbPoKU8fY by [email protected] |
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@moelassus @TheLancashireman @Janeishly Cups? Luxury. Us had two baked bean can… |
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Post #AsUhDLRHslhs87TEcC by [email protected] |
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@Stevenheywood @TheLancashireman @Janeishly š |
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Post #AsUhDTg7FWJzgQTBq4 by [email protected] |
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@bmp @[email protected] Personally, my advice would be to not engage with that… |
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Post #AsUhQkI8nD9iyOaAEK by [email protected] |
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@Lightfighter @Janeishly Usenet was not on the Internet then - not until it was… |
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Post #AsUhblu18yHR9eYYam by [email protected] |
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@serge @bmp Just to confirm. Because it always irks me: saying that the Israel… |
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Post #AsUhc0jvyk7xAixDSS by [email protected] |
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@tony My first one actually did because I was offline between university and bu… |
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Post #AsUhdGiC5556zujvZg by [email protected] |
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@Janeishly I saw someone say something like "Facebook is where all the boo… |
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Post #AsUhdh8fpFiAxZKRSS by [email protected] |
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@Janeishly @TheLancashireman 2800 baud, you speed freak 1200\75 BBC Micro Prest… |
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Post #AsUhdhF3RWodHMJXP6 by [email protected] |
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@Mark62 @Janeishly @TheLancashireman if weāre comparing, my 110/300bps acoust… |
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Post #AsUhfe4yAle237Wgz2 by [email protected] |
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@Janeishly I saw someone say something like "Facebook is where all the boo… |
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Post #AsUhm5XoyCnmy95rqi by [email protected] |
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@cascheranno @Mark62 @Janeishly @TheLancashireman110 Baud?... we'd get 1/2 … |
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Post #AsUhn0HU1cbMvyt7nU by [email protected] |
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@katrinakatrinka those were acoustic couplers: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/… |
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Post #AsUhpY3nPDXAHHhQOm by [email protected] |
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@TheLancashireman @Janeishly I came here to say exactly that: "56k, you sh… |
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Post #AsUhxubNTqBOVROYeu by [email protected] |
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@vertigo @TheLancashireman Ha, I didn't - I just thought it fitted with the… |
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Post #AsUi2LzJbLjMbJi3eK by [email protected] |
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@Oggie @Janeishly @PizzaDemon probably Asi butā¦ eurgh |
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Post #AsUi3wTrPMOU4Qkprk by [email protected] |
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@griff @shawnhooper @Janeishly @TheLancashireman The Tooth Invaders music lives… |
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Post #AsUiA1M6CFByvX1Sbo by [email protected] |
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@Janeishly @TheLancashireman You mean 2400? But I actually used an acoustic cou… |
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Post #AsV2hW6ss2tCwy9hNA by [email protected] |
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@Janeishly Itās really fun to read all the responses, many of which are what … |
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Post #AsVAZEKBuaQN6ewICW by [email protected] |
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@ApostateEnglishman @Janeishly I used to build computers for fun. I could tell… |
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Post #AsVAZEQZWrWpQRvO9A by [email protected] |
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@Perrin42 @Janeishly These things happen. It's not a big deal. š§ |
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Post #AsVBytBxCoDX2zsxQe by [email protected] |
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@Janeishly everyone talking about acoustic couplers, which I've used, but b… |
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Post #AsVGOD3isOeLikMfIG by [email protected] |
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@Janeishly Lol 56k. Try 1200 baud, to DELPHI of all things. Now I need to wr… |
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Post #AsVMzcYBf89XDipuK0 by [email protected] |
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@Duckbill4994Saying that the Israeli government is doing bad thing is not antis… |
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@serge @bmp > Saying that the Israeli government is doing bad thing is not a… |
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Post #AsWlKrLGSGa9EcPb5U by [email protected] |
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@Janeishly @Oggie @PizzaDemon and Speaking of printers and old tech, anyone rem… |
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Post #AsWlL1pPT2dZl0aoSm by [email protected] |
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@nuintari @Oggie @PizzaDemon This explains a lot about how noisy the one at Lam… |
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Post #AsWlL3PxYdT4gehW4W by [email protected] |
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@Janeishly 56k modems? You whipper snappers. I remember when we replaced our 30… |
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Post #AsWmDIpQTd4g7VTqAS by [email protected] |
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@shawnhooper @Janeishly @TheLancashireman LOL 300 baud is slow enough that you … |
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Post #AsWzLOWUUGhBVCoQCW by [email protected] |
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@Janeishly @ApostateEnglishman There's something USENETy about the combinat… |
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Post #AsWzLOcs6XndoznW9A by [email protected] |
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@ericg @Janeishly I feel seen. |
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@katrinakatrinka @shawnhooper @Janeishly @TheLancashireman loving this thread, … |
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Post #AsX2H29A2ViWo8VoOW by [email protected] |
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@MikeBolam @katrinakatrinka @shawnhooper @Janeishly @TheLancashireman So, you a… |
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Post #AsX2H2FtdT6Z91fBtQ by [email protected] |
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@DenOfEarth @MikeBolam @shawnhooper @Janeishly @TheLancashireman My parents hav… |
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Post #Ascc34MlYj1ZmFJez2 by [email protected] |
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@Janeishly Gateway? Pshaw! Mere children. Try Sinclair š¤£. |
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Post #Ascc34UD72ym9KnbaS by [email protected] |
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@geos @Janeishly My first connection was using a terminal emulator on my PET co… |
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Post #AseJ3GKJa48Q3iT4KW by [email protected] |
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@Janeishly 56k? luxury! My first modem for calling a local BBS was 1200 Baud. I… |
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Post #AseJ3GQhCLEsNVSAHA by [email protected] |
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@tbjorkman Haha, you aren't the first to say that - that's how you can … |
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Post #AseJ3GX4ocLKhIRGDo by [email protected] |
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@Janeishly Janet? She some prehistoric fediverse chick? :) |
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Post #Awynb9CDKPwzK4LeGe by [email protected] |
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@Janeishly @flargh My, looking in the mirror is uncomfortable. š¬ |
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Post #AxFYodDgqAyvOck7qS by [email protected] |
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@Janeishly We remember how good it used to be. |
