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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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[–] exaybachae@startrek.website 2 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

I started with Win 3.1 technically, but had an older PC that was more like a word processsor (Type II something or other), and got to dismantal old hard drives the size of shoe boxes, and hung out in a basement with a guy who ran a dial up BBS with one of those 'set the rotary handset on the modem' modems... LOL

I also had free internet till 2000 cause I knew somebody who knew somebody who worked at a local non-profit internet service provider.

Life used to be so interesting.

[–] daychilde@lemmy.world 1 points 10 hours ago

It's still interesting, just different. heh.

I've thought about if I were able to go back in time and re-live from my childhood - making different choices because I assume i'd tke my present knowledge back with me… heh. So I've thought about having to live life limited by the tech of the time… and while I'd trade many things to go back in time and live my life differently, one aspect I would NOT cherish is the lower speeds and limitations of technology. lol. There's a lot to complain about these days, but the games and streaming media and such are nice, at least. :)