Subj : Re: I need to write a novel
To   : Hollowone
From : AKAcastor
Date : Sat Apr 20 2024 14:37:52

 h> I used 14.4 modem in the times of dial-up internet as my 
 h> first networking experience at home as teen. Man that 
 h> was reasonably fast back then, until I learned the bill!

When I got my 486, I got with it a USRobotics Sportster 14.4 modem and it was so great!  I had been calling BBSes from the school using a 2400 baud modem, so finally getting my own modem and it was SO MUCH FASTER was really spectacular.

When the phone bill came, my parents used to mark which calls were theirs and have me pay for the rest - it was quicker to add up the few calls they made on the telephone than to add up the many calls I made with the modem.  I got a weekly/monthly allowance as a kid, until I got a modem, then it became payment toward that month's phone bill.


Chris/akacastor


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