Board:   [DoveNet] Internet Discussion
Subject: Re: The Internet
From:    poindexter FORTRAN
Date:    Thu Nov 05, 2026 07:45

@VIA: REALITY
-=> phigan wrote to natem <=-

 ph> Man, I remember the very first time I saw a download at 1megabyte per
 ph> second. My heart probably skipped a beat. It was on a cablemodem that
 ph> used dialup for upstream, even.

Downloading Fido packets via FTP instead of making a call blew my mind.
I could call several times a day and not have any toll charges!



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