Subj : Re: Modems
To   : poindexter FORTRAN
From : Commodore Clifford
Date : Sat Apr 01 2023 15:12:40

On 30 Mar 23  06:55:00 poindexter FORTRAN wrote...

PF> -=> Mhansel739 wrote to Nightfox <=- 
PF> 
PF>  Mh> Oh yes, MultiTech modems. Those things were beasts. I even had
PF>  Mh> the pleasure of using that brand router for point-to-point T1
PF>  Mh> circuits. What fun we had in the day! 
PF> 
PF> 1.544 megabits per second. Who could *USE* that much bandwidth?!
PF> 
PF> 
PF> 
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To which Commodore Clifford replies...

That is funny now that we think back on it... how amazing it would have
been to have a T1 and how expensive it was.

And now I have my GiggleBit internet. (So fast, it makes me giggle).

And now that seems too slow some days.

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