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submitted 11 months ago by Masimatutu@mander.xyz to c/me_irl@lemmy.ml

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[–] nul@programming.dev 59 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Most of the dialup connection sound ain't shit, but everyone loves when it gets to the "de-dow, de-dow, kshhhhhhh-" bit, that part really slaps.

[–] Rolando@lemmy.world 29 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The first screetching part was like tires taking a curve at high speed.

The boinging part was like hitting the bumpers inside a pinball machine.

The final bit of static was like the fabric of reality tearing apart as you break through to... SURF THE INFORMATION SUPERHIGHWAY!!?!!

[–] HonoraryMancunian@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago

[–] Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 11 months ago

Like me, you may have developed a pavlovian response to that sound because it meant the modem probably wasn't going to throw an error and disconnect.

[–] jettrscga@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You made me Youtube search "Dial-up remix". I'm not even a little surprised that's a thing.

[–] HonoraryMancunian@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Some of them slap

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 20 points 11 months ago

The internet wasn't supposed to be this way! It was supposed to be a thing of beauty!

And porn. At least that never changed.

[–] TetraVega@lemmings.world 9 points 11 months ago

I member

[–] rah@feddit.uk 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

No?...

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 15 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

This is what a later generation of modems sounded like.

[–] rah@feddit.uk 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

LOL I'm 42 years old.

[–] kakes@sh.itjust.works 21 points 11 months ago

Ahh, memory problems eh?