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>I'm one of the greybeards who has the 2400 BAUD modem negotiation tone sequences emblazened in my neurons.

Making the jump from 300 baud to 2400 felt like magic!

I started on a faulty 1200 BAUD modem that would only connect at 300 BAUD. And I used to load my programs off a cassette tape.

If we keep this up, someone's bound to jump in with a brag about memory cores and punchcards.

I don't think they will be jumping anywhere TBH.

(young-un with the 28.8k starter here, so I just need some stretching to keep up with you old fellas :P)

My friend's dad got a 1200 baud modem when they first came out for some obscene amount of money. Back then Compuserve used to charge by your connection speed. I was mowing lawns to pay $6.25 (~$20) an hour to play British Legends at 300 baud and he was paying ~$12 (~$38!!) an hour to connect at 1200. Plus phone bill fees, which weren't negligible back then, even for local calls!

https://www.chicagotribune.com/1987/05/31/compuserve-sees-th...

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