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Justisaur <justisaur@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 10/7/2024 9:36 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
> > On Mon, 7 Oct 2024 07:01:56 -0700, Justisaur <justisaur@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > 
> > 
> >>
> >> We had an acoustic coupler for awhile.  I think I could type faster than
> >> it sent letters.

> > 
> > I'm not sure if I'm jealous or not.
> > 
> > I never had an accoustical coupler but -at the time- it seemed the
> > height of technology. In fact, when I finally purchased a modem for my
> > 8-bit, the lack of a coupler was a disappointment. Surely this
> > non-destinct slab of off-white plastic was an inferior brand! If only
> > had I one that mated directly with my phone, the experience and speeds
> > must be better, right?

> - At the time I didn't.  Just one time, much later, I believe there were 
> 2400 ones out at the time I got the acoustic one at a swap meet, which 
> was 300 baud Which equates to 30 characters per second... on a good 
> connection.  Connecting to a BBS for the first time was magical.  Even 
> if it was slow as molasses.

Ditto with my 2400 modems. Even Prodigy service was amazing before I discovered BBSes.
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