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sonofhans 4 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: MacBook Air with M5

1200 baud? It was like science fiction come to life the first time I saw text downloading faster than I could read :D

themadturk 4 months ago [–]

I was fortunate to have friends who worked for AT&T back then and they were able to get the 1200 baud modem for nothing. It was soooo speedy!

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