Sometime, probably close to 20 years ago, but perhaps more recently, you heard a dial tone for the last time and you didn’t even realize it would be.
Sometime, probably close to 20 years ago, but perhaps more recently, you heard a dial tone for the last time and you didn’t even realize it would be.
But can you tell the difference between 28.8 and 33.6 just by listening?
We tech support folks used to be able to discern a legit US Robotics 56K over a software modem. By listening to our customers connect.
300, 1200, 2400, 9600, 19.2, and 56k yes.
I don’t remember 28.8 and 33.6 sounds, though. I guess my life has been for nothing :(
Don’t forget 14.4
I don’t understand the need for these. I can’t read text faster than 300 baud anyway.
Wait until this guy learns about webtv, and its ability to load a 320x480 jpg in a little under 10 minutes.
I used to confuse my 56k modem in 1998. I used to pick up the phone and make modem noises. It used to “connect”, and then IMMEDIATELY spew out a diarrea of errors that it wasn’t connected.
I miss the 90s…
yes
Ngl I wish I was of the generation where I could’ve acquired this skill. As it is, I just have the faint childhood memory of our home modem. (In my 30s, for reference.)