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, 20:39:33
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Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
On Sat, 12 Oct 2024 02:14:31 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:


>
I never had good and fast dial-up modem connections due to crappy copper
phone lines and far away to central offices (COs). I couldn't even get
DSL. Not even IDSL.

Like I said, I was fairly lucky in that regard. Although conditions
started seriously degrading by the 2010s. I was still on DSL, and due
to rotting copper, when my normally solid connection dropped down to
almost dial-up speeds.



I never had dial-up for my Apple //c. I got an internal Zoom (Hayes
compatible) 2400 modem for my IBM PS/2 model 30 286 10 Mhz PC. It was
Prodigy (still remember my TGSV85B ID) and BBSes. :)

I recall trawling computer magazines looking for adverts featuring
Bulletin Boards in my area. Or ringing up the telephone operator to
confirm that a certain exchange would count as a 'local' telephone
call and not incur extra charges.

(although I suspect most of those memories are from my PC days. I know
I used the modem with the Apple ][ - including bulletin boards- but
mostly it was connecting directly to friends' PCs)

The modem didn't really gain importance to me until I discovered the
Internet (which at first I _didn't_ use a modem to connect to). But
after I did, my addiction to Usenet made that modem incredibly useful
;-)

I didn't do newsgroups until I got to college. My friend told me to use
Tin. I am still using it and many other text mode programs today. :P

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Date Sujet#  Auteur
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
1 Oct 24  i `* Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse66Ant
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
8 Oct 24  i           ii+* Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse4Xocyll
9 Oct 24  i           iii`* Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse3Ant
9 Oct 24  i           iii +- Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse1Justisaur
9 Oct 24  i           iii `- Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse1Xocyll
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
8 Oct 24  i           `* Dial-up modems (Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse)47Ant
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
9 Oct 24  i             i`* Re: Dial-up modems (Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse)7Spalls Hurgenson
13 Oct 24  i             i `* Re: Dial-up modems (Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse)6Zaghadka
13 Oct 24  i             i  +* Re: Dial-up modems (Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse)2Xocyll
14 Oct 24  i             i  i`- Re: Dial-up modems (Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse)1Ant
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
10 Oct 24  i              `* Re: Dial-up modems (Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse)36Spalls Hurgenson
10 Oct 24  i               +* Re: Dial-up modems (Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse)27Ant
11 Oct 24  i               i`* Re: Dial-up modems (Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse)26Spalls Hurgenson
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
15 Oct 24  i               i    `* Re: Dial-up modems (Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse)16candycanearter07
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
14 Oct 24  i               i i `- Re: Dial-up modems (Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse)1Ant
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
28 Sep 24   `* Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse2Ant
28 Sep 24    `- Re: FREE GAME: Spirit of the Mouse1Spalls Hurgenson

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