I still can't believe we actually had to listen to that every time we wanted to connect to the internet.
The explanation the article gives for why makes sense, but I remember thinking, even back in the day, that it seemed crazy.
The explanation the article gives for why makes sense, but I remember thinking, even back in the day, that it seemed crazy.
Its a perfect example for the fact that most people will never ever change the default settings.
Speak for yourself. Not only is it music to a nerds ear, but it also provided useful information (line busy, handshake problem, connection speed, sysops mom picked up the phone) long before the modem itself would report back.
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