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56k.rip - The full 1996 dial-up experience (56k.rip)
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The full 1996 dial-up experience: the handshake, the wait, someone picking up the phone. Sound on.

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[โ€“] adarza@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

iirc the first usr x2 and k56flex modems weren't out til 1997

[โ€“] GenosseFlosse@feddit.org 3 points 6 days ago

Then you discovered that the other side was still running on a 28k modem, and you never really got 56k...