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

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On Wed, 09 Oct 2024 17:02:09 -0400, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
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Still, I stayed on dial-up for a long time (albeit with a faster 56K
modem)... well into the 2000s. The Internet was still _usable_ at
those speeds, and as for downloads? I'd just queue everything up and
let it run overnight.

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The year 2000 (or was it 1999?) is when I got SDSL 768Kbps installed.
Upgraded from USR 56k.
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I was ecstatic with (a little) less than T1 speeds. After that, I only
used my USR for fax. Can you believe we *still* fax?

It still fulfills a need - to send a copy of a physical document that
the sender is retaining - like a Doctor sending a prescription renewal
to a Pharmacist.

Beats having to pick up the physical scrip, taking it to the pharmacy,
then either waiting or coming back a couple days later.