256 whole kilobits per second? Talk about instant gratification. You kids and your fancy broadband connections, back in my day all we got was dial-up at 56k and we liked it!
I'm young enough for this 256Kb connection to be in times where the norm was 10Mbps+, so trust me, it was comparable to using dialup when DSL was widespread.
Dial up! We had to type in listings printed in magazines. And we liked it!