America Online was a internet service provider that connected via a phone line about 35 years ago. The noise in Dan's video is what you heard as it was connecting to the internet.
I remember the excitement of upgrading my US Robotics 9600 Baud modem to 14.4, the speed difference. Then to upgrade finally up to 56K, life was quick. If I can now save to buy a gig of memory and a hard drive over a 100meg.
You're incorrect. The sound at the end is it establishing a 56K (technically 52K) connection. If it was going to fail the connection then you would hear repeating tones as the modem tries to negotiate a lower baud rate with the remote modem before giving up.
and ^ why I'm getting an office ready in my camper, going to sit in the yard; read & scan old books, etc. Plenty of stuff to do without the internet. and I do think that would be the perfect way for them to self-implode from their own lack of creativity; let the enemy destroy themselves...
America Online was a internet service provider that connected via a phone line about 35 years ago. The noise in Dan's video is what you heard as it was connecting to the internet.
Ugh, I remember those. It was bad. You couldn't walk down the street without tripping over AOL trial floppies and/or CDs. They were everywhere. In cereal boxes, newspapers, your mailbox, etc.
Now for the fun. I was permabanned from AOL. Anyone remember the AOL Warez like AOHell Etc? What a blast from the past. Use to have so much fun punting, ghosting in the chat rooms, and being Steve Case Tos Advisor.
I used to have a blast with proggies. Got my first computer virus from one called AODoggPound. It played the song "another one bites the dust", which I thought was pretty cool until I realized it was talking about my computer. :/
I still have some of the 3.5" floppies that they originally mailed out for free. I also still have an old computer with a drive. It also has one of those old CD drives with a volume control and headphone jack on the front. I can easily go back in time with computers, even all the way back to my Timex-Sinclair that had the same processor as the TRS-80s from Radio Shack.
America Online was a internet service provider that connected via a phone line about 35 years ago. The noise in Dan's video is what you heard as it was connecting to the internet.
A sad sound those of us from the dial-up days will never forget.
I remember the excitement of upgrading my US Robotics 9600 Baud modem to 14.4, the speed difference. Then to upgrade finally up to 56K, life was quick. If I can now save to buy a gig of memory and a hard drive over a 100meg.
yep was getting nervous just listening to it! was hard to complete homework with sketchy internet, I remember those days too well🐸
You're incorrect. The sound at the end is it establishing a 56K (technically 52K) connection. If it was going to fail the connection then you would hear repeating tones as the modem tries to negotiate a lower baud rate with the remote modem before giving up.
That's what u picked up on. I heard that alot back on the day.
For a few years now I have said that many people will totally lose it when their smart phones go dead. TOTALLY lose it.
Talk about "suicide weekend". People are going to lose it.
and ^ why I'm getting an office ready in my camper, going to sit in the yard; read & scan old books, etc. Plenty of stuff to do without the internet. and I do think that would be the perfect way for them to self-implode from their own lack of creativity; let the enemy destroy themselves...
Crap I feel old now
The number 14400 Will always have a special place in my heart
I was using it until 29 years ago and my town got an internet provider. I was user number 39 on that system.
Cool man, now I feel less old! Thanks
I know that noise well. LOL
I am aware of this. I use to use AOL since I could get free trial CDs at the bus stops.
Ugh, I remember those. It was bad. You couldn't walk down the street without tripping over AOL trial floppies and/or CDs. They were everywhere. In cereal boxes, newspapers, your mailbox, etc.
They were amazing to me, I was very poor, I didnt own a PC but i knew someone who did, and I would give them the CDs so we could get online.
This is one of the best comments on this thread. Love it. ❤️
Now for the fun. I was permabanned from AOL. Anyone remember the AOL Warez like AOHell Etc? What a blast from the past. Use to have so much fun punting, ghosting in the chat rooms, and being Steve Case Tos Advisor.
I used to have a blast with proggies. Got my first computer virus from one called AODoggPound. It played the song "another one bites the dust", which I thought was pretty cool until I realized it was talking about my computer. :/
I still have some of the 3.5" floppies that they originally mailed out for free. I also still have an old computer with a drive. It also has one of those old CD drives with a volume control and headphone jack on the front. I can easily go back in time with computers, even all the way back to my Timex-Sinclair that had the same processor as the TRS-80s from Radio Shack.
Thnx for making me feel oĺd
Lol, you and I both.
A/s/l ?