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Gen X, the meh generation

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A community for Gen X, those born between 1965 and 1980. Boomers, Millennials, and Gen Z are welcome as long as the topic is Gen X or related. Abusive, racist or anti-LGBTQIA+ commentary/users will be removed.

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I 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)
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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's easy to tell that you had a 56k connection instead of a 33k one.

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

I had a freaking 300 baud modem. Was happy when I got a 1,200 baud because I could read that fast.

Download a 1 meg file for a day then have someone pickup the phone at 98% complete. Argh!