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From: Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net>
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Subject: Re: Dial-up modems (Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse)
Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2024 08:55:52 -0700
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On 10/13/2024 5:58 AM, Zaghadka wrote:
> On Wed, 09 Oct 2024 17:02:09 -0400, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
> Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
> 
>> Still, I stayed on dial-up for a long time (albeit with a faster 56K
>> modem)... well into the 2000s. The Internet was still _usable_ at
>> those speeds, and as for downloads? I'd just queue everything up and
>> let it run overnight.
> 
> The year 2000 (or was it 1999?) is when I got SDSL 768Kbps installed.
> Upgraded from USR 56k.
> 
> I was ecstatic with (a little) less than T1 speeds. After that, I only
> used my USR for fax. Can you believe we *still* fax?
> 
I work with lawyers (clerical in a DA's office).  We still mail physical 
paper documents.

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