In article .net>,
Blinky the Shark > wrote:

> Dave Smith wrote:
>
> > Dan Abel wrote:
> >>
> >>>> Dialup at 26.4, included in the monthly phone bill.
> >>> Spring for a 56K modem and you won't look back. Combined with tabbed
> >>> browsing, the only time you won't know you're on broadband is when
> >>> you're downloading something and how often is that?
> >>
> >> I don't know if you can even buy anything slower than 56K any more.
> >
> > I haven't seen any slower than 56K for years. It was interesting to watch
> > the evolution. My first modem was 600 baud.... $250. Then I went to 1200,
> > 2400, and then to 56.... $250 each time. Later on you could get a 56K (Fax
> > modem) for $30.
>
> And there was also 14.4 and 28.8 in there.

Not to mention 75, 4800, 9600, and 33.6. Never used a 75, but talked to
a guy who said that was the sole communication link for a major US base
in Europe. 4800 wasn't common. Where I worked had that speed. There
were ten terminals hooked to that line, plus some other high speed link,
I think.

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Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA