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From: rbowman <bowman@montana.com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Torvalds Slams Theoretical Security
Date: 29 Oct 2024 05:58:12 GMT
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On Tue, 29 Oct 2024 03:47:23 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote:

> OK, but to get back to the technological thrust of this newsgroup,
> what is the sound of one modem communicating?

Very annoying. Back in the day we would send out alerts to alphanumeric 
pagers using the dialup TAP. When a site reported the alerts were not 
being received it turned out the dispatcher had gotten sick and tired of 
the nearby modem and had unplugged it.