On Mon, 20 Sep 2004, Cameron Kaiser wrote:
> > >>> If I used hardware until it wore out I would still be using
> > >>> a 1200 baud modem! You have to upgrade some components because
> > >>> the speed increase is
> > >>> worth it, while still retaining the original machines ability to run
> > >>> software it was intended to run.
> > >>>
> >
> > They have 1200 Baud Modems???? Why? I get along just fine with my acoustic
> > coupler (although it is getting hard to find a telephone shandset that
> > fits....
>
> Luxury. When I was a boy, we had to transmit using smoke signals *and* a
> shofar for parity bits. And if we lost carrier because of a rainstorm,
> our father would beat us with his strap and dance on our grave.
At least you had parity! Half the time we didn't even know what byte we
were receiving.
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