I remember downloading text and seeing it come on the screen one character at a time. Ahh.. the good old days. 56K my tail!:) Blinding speed compared to those early day modems. My first computer was a Tandy color computer with a tape drive and a TV that doubled as a monitor.
Yep, I had a C-64 with a 300 baud modem. There were some local BBSs to hook onto and Q-Link and CompUserve.CompUserve was the closest thing to the internet, where you could send messages to fellow users and witness online conversations. I recall one that had you log on to at a certain time to interview Isaac Asimov. My slow modem didn’t allow me to get in a question but at least I could read the other questions and Asimov’s replies. Ahh, texting in the Stone Age.