@realitista@lemmy.world to Gen X, the meh generation@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 year agoI lovingly crafted this 100% realistic early 90s internet simulator so the young folks can get a feel for how I spent my teens.squabbles.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.comimagemessage-square61fedilinkarrow-up1850arrow-down115
arrow-up1835arrow-down1imageI lovingly crafted this 100% realistic early 90s internet simulator so the young folks can get a feel for how I spent my teens.squabbles.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com@realitista@lemmy.world to Gen X, the meh generation@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 year agomessage-square61fedilink
minus-square@curiouscuriosity@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish3•1 year agoDear sir, can I interest you in a blazingly fast modem that is 50% faster than this at 14.4K?
minus-squareFlying SquidlinkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year agoYou joke, but a 14.4 modem was a game changer at the time. It felt like blazing speed compared to 9600.
minus-square@varjen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish2•1 year agoWhen I upgraded from 2400 baud to 9600 it felt like I had somehow got my hands on tech from the future.
Dear sir, can I interest you in a blazingly fast modem that is 50% faster than this at 14.4K?
You joke, but a 14.4 modem was a game changer at the time. It felt like blazing speed compared to 9600.
When I upgraded from 2400 baud to 9600 it felt like I had somehow got my hands on tech from the future.