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I'm really loving how Mastodon has become a refuge for all the grizzled seafarers on the ocean of the internet. They pop up in my feed and their bios all say something like
"I've been online for longer than the internet. I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. 56k modems on fire in the light of Usenet. I watched IRC forks glitter in the dark near the Gateway 3000. All those moments will be lost in slop, like tears in rain. Time to deshittify."
@Janeishly
Gateway? Pshaw! Mere children. Try Sinclair 
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My first connection was using a terminal emulator on my PET computer and a 300 baud modem to dial into my university's mainframe. No "world wide web", just remote menu-driven access to files on several connected computers. I later ran a BBS system on a PET with a 1200 baud modem (blistering speed!)
@Anne_Delong @Janeishly
1200 baud was so cool. I bought one for work, and is cost over $900. I was nervous to have it in my car when I picked it up.
@geos @Anne_Delong I'm not surprised, that was a LOT of money back then!