BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 3 months agoI was on social media before web browsers existed. I am Legion.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square279linkfedilinkarrow-up112arrow-down10
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minus-squarelimelight79@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoI turned off those modem noises. I still have a Hayes Smartmodem 1200 with the beautiful aluminum case. Facebook, Myspace, etc. all came after I finished grad school.
minus-squareJcbAzPx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoI had a crappy phone line back then, so I needed those sounds to diagnose connection issues. I can still tell the difference between an AOL handshake and a Prodigy one.
I turned off those modem noises.
I still have a Hayes Smartmodem 1200 with the beautiful aluminum case.
Facebook, Myspace, etc. all came after I finished grad school.
I had a crappy phone line back then, so I needed those sounds to diagnose connection issues.
I can still tell the difference between an AOL handshake and a Prodigy one.