this post was submitted on 20 Jul 2023
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Gen X, the meh generation

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

9600 bps? Check out Mr Moneypants down around his ankles over here.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Dear sir, can I interest you in a blazingly fast modem that is 50% faster than this at 14.4K?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You joke, but a 14.4 modem was a game changer at the time. It felt like blazing speed compared to 9600.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

When I upgraded from 2400 baud to 9600 it felt like I had somehow got my hands on tech from the future.