Caution - very addictive, and glorious obsolete tech. Also full of mystery.
First time I've read one was 1995 on some BBS.
First time I've read one was 1995 on some BBS.
My /first/ modem though was a "Lightspeed 1200" from some company who's name I forget. You can guess how many bps that one could sling...
I think he used on of them on his FIDO BBS (Arkham Asylum)
I picked up a secondhand 300 baud modem for my Commodore 64 when I went to someone's house to buy some games. It was like some kind of mysterious magic when I actually connected to a BBS.
Later my parents got the long-distance phone bill... And my fun was somewhat dampened.