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[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Older. I'm old enough to remember the cutting edge upgrade to the 36k modem.

[–] StThicket@reddthat.com 2 points 1 year ago

I've sent emails over a 1200 baud modem line.

That's 1.2k. You could literally see each character appear one by one on the screen.