Re: Dial-up modems (Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse)

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Sujet : Re: Dial-up modems (Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse)
De : ant (at) *nospam* zimage.comANT (Ant)
Groupes : comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action
Date : 12. Oct 2024, 03:17:50
Autres entêtes
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Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
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We had an acoustic coupler for awhile.  I think I could type faster than
it sent letters.
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That's like 300 speed. ;)
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Depends on how fast you can type :-)
300 baud is probably amazingly fast to hunt-n-peck typists.
>
I hunt and peck on smartphones since I have to have one hand hold it and while other hand type!
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>
And in the 80s, before GUIs were common and everything -even a lot of
games - were character-based, 300 baud was probably usable, if a bit
slow. Although I can't imagine using anything that pokey for
downloading stuff; even 28,8kbps was tedious at those speeds (the
original Doom Shareware took me over an hour to get, back in the day).
Even looking at images was a chore; you'd queue up two or three and
that would be it for the night ;-)
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Yeah, but you had those evil line noises!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
No, you didn't. Most modems supported the AT M0 command, which turned
off the speaker from the start. It was one of the first AT commands I
learned, and boy howdy did I make sure every AT string I used included
it! That squeal people associate with the dial-up era of the Internet?
 
I never heard it.
 
Then you were never properly IN the dial-up era of the Internet!!

Let's fix that: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xalTFH5ht-k :)
It's funny to read the auto text (subtitle/closed captioning)s. :D

Speaking of action games, what games did you play over dial-up? For me,
Duke3D, DOOM, Heretic, BattleZone, MotoRacer, Diablo, Warcraft, Quake, etc.

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"I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep." --John 10:11. Dang poopy life & body again. Go Doyers!
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26 Sep 24 * FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse74Spalls Hurgenson
27 Sep 24 `* Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse73Ant
27 Sep 24  +* Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse69Dimensional Traveler
28 Sep 24  i+- Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse1Ant
30 Sep 24  i`* Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse67candycanearter07
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2 Oct 24  i  `* Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse65candycanearter07
2 Oct 24  i   `* Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse64Spalls Hurgenson
3 Oct 24  i    `* Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse63Ant
3 Oct 24  i     `* Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse62candycanearter07
4 Oct 24  i      `* Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse61Ant
4 Oct 24  i       `* Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse60candycanearter07
4 Oct 24  i        `* Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse59Dimensional Traveler
4 Oct 24  i         `* Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse58Ant
7 Oct 24  i          `* Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse57Justisaur
7 Oct 24  i           +* Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse9Spalls Hurgenson
8 Oct 24  i           i+* Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse6Dimensional Traveler
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9 Oct 24  i           iii`* Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse3Ant
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8 Oct 24  i           ii`- Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse1candycanearter07
8 Oct 24  i           i`* Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse2Justisaur
9 Oct 24  i           i `- Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse1Ant
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9 Oct 24  i            `* Re: Dial-up modems (Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse)46Spalls Hurgenson
9 Oct 24  i             +* Re: Dial-up modems (Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse)8Xocyll
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13 Oct 24  i             i  +* Re: Dial-up modems (Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse)2Xocyll
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13 Oct 24  i             i  `* Re: Dial-up modems (Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse)3Dimensional Traveler
14 Oct 24  i             i   `* Re: Dial-up modems (Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse)2Ant
14 Oct 24  i             i    `- Re: Dial-up modems (Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse)1Dimensional Traveler
10 Oct 24  i             `* Re: Dial-up modems (Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse)37Ant
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10 Oct 24  i               +* Re: Dial-up modems (Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse)27Ant
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12 Oct 24  i               i +- Re: Dial-up modems (Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse)1Dimensional Traveler
12 Oct 24  i               i `* Re: Dial-up modems (Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse)24Ant
12 Oct 24  i               i  `* Re: Dial-up modems (Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse)23Spalls Hurgenson
12 Oct 24  i               i   `* Re: Dial-up modems (Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse)22Ant
14 Oct 24  i               i    +* Re: Dial-up modems (Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse)5Ant
16 Oct 24  i               i    i`* Re: Dial-up modems (Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse)4Ant
16 Oct 24  i               i    i `* Re: Dial-up modems (Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse)3Justisaur
16 Oct 24  i               i    i  `* Re: Dial-up modems (Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse)2Zaghadka
16 Oct 24  i               i    i   `- Re: Dial-up modems (Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse)1Xocyll
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15 Oct 24  i               i     `* Re: Dial-up modems (Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse)15Spalls Hurgenson
15 Oct 24  i               i      +* Re: Dial-up modems (Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse)6Zaghadka
18 Oct 24  i               i      i`* Re: Dial-up modems (Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse)5candycanearter07
20 Oct 24  i               i      i `* Re: Dial-up modems (Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse)4Ant
20 Oct 24  i               i      i  +* Re: Dial-up modems (Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse)2Spalls Hurgenson
20 Oct 24  i               i      i  i`- Re: Dial-up modems (Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse)1Zaghadka
20 Oct 24  i               i      i  `- Re: Dial-up modems (Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse)1candycanearter07
15 Oct 24  i               i      `* Re: Dial-up modems (Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse)8candycanearter07
16 Oct 24  i               i       `* Re: Dial-up modems (Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse)7Spalls Hurgenson
16 Oct 24  i               i        `* BBSes & dial-up modems (Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse)6Ant
18 Oct 24  i               i         `* Re: BBSes & dial-up modems (Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse)5candycanearter07
20 Oct 24  i               i          `* Re: BBSes & dial-up modems (Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse)4Ant
20 Oct 24  i               i           `* Re: BBSes & dial-up modems (Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse)3candycanearter07
21 Oct 24  i               i            `* Re: BBSes & dial-up modems (Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse)2Ant
21 Oct 24  i               i             `- Re: BBSes & dial-up modems (Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse)1George Musk
11 Oct 24  i               +* Re: Dial-up modems (Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse)6Dimensional Traveler
12 Oct 24  i               i`* Re: Dial-up modems (Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse)5Ant
12 Oct 24  i               i +* Re: Dial-up modems (Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse)3Spalls Hurgenson
12 Oct 24  i               i i`* Re: Dial-up modems (Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse)2Ant
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13 Oct 24  i               i `- Re: Dial-up modems (Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse)1Xocyll
13 Oct 24  i               `* Re: Dial-up modems (Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse)2Zaghadka
14 Oct 24  i                `- Re: Dial-up modems (Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse)1Ant
28 Sep 24  `* Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse3Spalls Hurgenson
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