What does 56k or not 56k friendly mean?

[FullMetalJacket]

I do know what wolfenstien 3D is. I do know what dailup is (I used to have it).

I'm just new to this forum!

[jtf2-phalanx]

Originally Posted by Zeonprime

there was something soothing to the tack tack tack noise as it dialed. but hell if you messed up the number

Do you remember trying to speed dial that bad boy too. Trying to make it spin faster than it naturally did. And I hated dialing anyone with a 0 in their number. "DAMN, I don't want to call Charlie, he has 2 zeros in his phone number".

[Styrak]

Originally Posted by FullMetalJacket

I do know what wolfenstien 3D is. I do know what dailup is (I used to have it).

I'm just new to this forum!

I don't think you do

Dialup = 56k.

[VooDooPeteK]

do they still offer dial up?

Man I remember the days of trying to download a VCD in like 100 parts and it would take forever.


I feel so old now

[GBear]

Originally Posted by Zeonprime

hmm, I think it's time to start colouring my hair, I think for every noob born in the 90s I get 10 grey hairs. think of it! They have never had dialup, or if they did, they were to young to remember it!

Haha, I was born in the 90s and clearly remember having dialup for the longest time, especially after we moved to Thailand as well. We probably switched over when I was 11-12. I hated it.

[Jimski]

I remember a time when there was no web, no graphic interface and Boris Vallejo's pics were the only online porn.

[L473ncy]

I remember the days of 2600 baud. I didn't know what the hell that was back then. I wish I had the opportunity to dial into a BBS, connect to a terminal (ie. like a library intranet or w/e) and do all that old school terminal stuff but I'm a late Gen Y'er I barely had used DOS then it went to Windows (but I got pretty good at dos during that time).

Then 56k and then to DSL and something about dry copper pairs (how DSL works with the tone being sent down the line). Nowadays I know what all that means.

These days unless you're out in the sticks where there's no infrastructure available you're not going to have 56k at minimum you should have Cable or DSL.

[Hades]

I remember when it took 20 mins to download one nudie pic

[Zeonprime]

I used to run a BBS, and I remember how exited I was when 28,8 was offered it was so fast compared to my 14,4 and 9600 modems!! How about Dithered porn images !

[Duckman]

anyone still have vinyl records????? or 45's?

[Zeonprime]

Originally Posted by Duckman

anyone still have vinyl records????? or 45's?

yes I do...though they are probably in the same box with my eight tracks

[bomber439]

Originally Posted by Duckman

anyone still have vinyl records????? or 45's?

Yes, I do, and I got 2 turn tables too.

[Andy n]

Vinyls are making a come back. You see them at stores brand new not but it still doesn't beat the original pressings.

[chaosnemesis]

You know I think the thread title should be changed again. It contains 1% answer and 99% reminiscing the good 'ole days. I hand a Tandy 2000 from Radio Shack we bought for 5 grand. kids these days have more computing power in thier watches than we did before.

[Tech]

Ughhhh my parents still have dial up, it's all that's available where they live.