[freedumb2003]

>>Yup - and if you had a modem back in the early days you’d get the screeching too, during the “handshaking” between your PC and the server. Back then there servers was pretty much just local BBS’s. Fun times, though.<<

300 BAUD in an acoustic coupler encased in a wooden box to keep transients from screwing up the transmissions.

And we LOVED IT b/c we didn’t have to drive into work at 12:30 AM to fix a Production problem!!

This was when the ability to telecommute did not equal the requirement to telecommute.

[11Bush]

300 BAUD in an acoustic coupler encased in a wooden box to keep transients from screwing up the transmissions.

I used a tea cozy. LOL The wife bought a new 'modern' looking phone and I threw it away because it did not fit the coupler. I think she is still mad about that.

[LouieFisk]

“And we LOVED IT b/c we didn’t have to drive into work at 12:30 AM to fix a Production problem!!”
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That must have been nice. Never needed it for work back in the day, just for fun and for looking up info such as movie showtimes.