Subj : Long Day
To   : Vk3jed
From : Vorlon
Date : Mon Jan 31 2022 10:39:44


   Hello Vk3jed!

30 Jan 22 20:03, you wrote to me:

 Vj>> My first Internet account was a shell account on a shared Unix
 Vj>> machine (running BSDi, IIRC).  Did the job at the time, and I had
 Vj>> Internet access using traditional text based clients.

 Vo>> Same here, but it wasn't mine! It was a good friend's at the
 Vo>> time.

 Vj> Haha OK, I had to do a more conventional ISP subscription.

It was a uni connection for the students. (shhh, I didn't go to uni).

 Vo>> Two hour time limit though. #(

 Vo>> I used it to download my first linux install on something like
 Vo>> 18-24 3.5" floppies @ 14.4K or was it 9600bps.... Too long ago.
 Vo>> How times have changed....

 Vj> Ouch, long download times.  Been there. :D

It was only a local call, so didn't really matter... Just spread it over a few days... Back then modem call's was all jo public
could do.   UP grading to the ISDN setup in the late 90's was a god send! Esp when we bonded the channel's to either 128k or 256k.



Vorlon


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