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Technical Help & Discussion => General Tech Discussion, News & Q&A => Topic started by: Clive on September 19, 2007, 16:10

Title: Happy Birthday :-)
Post by: Clive on September 19, 2007, 16:10

25 years ago, communications were changed forever.

http://www.cs.cmu.edu/smiley/

Title: Re: Happy Birthday :-)
Post by: Rik on September 19, 2007, 16:21

Well, I never... I always assumed they were organic.

Title: Re: Happy Birthday :-)
Post by: Clive on September 19, 2007, 18:58

Just one of life's big surprises Rik!   ;D

Title: Re: Happy Birthday :-)
Post by: Reno on September 19, 2007, 19:02

My brother use to be big into the bulletin boards. Sometimes i think i missed the party. People seemed to have more fun back then.

Title: Re: Happy Birthday :-)
Post by: Clive on September 19, 2007, 19:28

Yes, I was heavily into bulletin boards too Bob.  Only problem was that in those days my modem speed was 14.4 Kb/sec on National call rates!  Still, it was my first taste of being online.   8-)

Title: Re: Happy Birthday :-)
Post by: Rik on September 20, 2007, 01:18

Forgotten the 300 baud modems, Clive, not to mention the 9.6k ones...  :)

Title: Re: Happy Birthday :-)
Post by: sam on September 20, 2007, 08:37

... i just have grown up with it being in constant use.. I can't think of a time when it hasn't been around... oh well, you guys are old. lol :-)

Title: Re: Happy Birthday :-)
Post by: Clive on September 20, 2007, 08:50

My first PC was a 386 running at 16MHz.  That sported a 9.6K modem but it was so slow as to be virtually unusable.  The national call rates made it too prohibitive to use at that speed!  Even I don't remember 300 baud!!  :woot:

Title: Re: Happy Birthday :-)
Post by: Rik on September 20, 2007, 11:05

I do. Not to mention 1200/75!!