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To: combjelly who wrote (334979)4/23/2007 8:41:34 PM
From: bentway  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 1573628
 
Yeah, Tench is clueless. He wasn't there, as you, and I were. I started with a C-64 and a 300 baud modem, the only thing I could do with it was get onto my local BBS. The only graphics were made from ASCII characters! My monitor only displayed 40 characters on a line!

A far cry from the internet of today, which wouldn't have happened so quickly without Gore. Thanks, Al!



To: combjelly who wrote (334979)4/23/2007 8:49:43 PM
From: steve harris  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1573628
 
You guys are embarrassing yourselves.

Algore didn't invent the Internet. No wait, he did! Thanks Al!



To: combjelly who wrote (334979)4/23/2007 8:49:58 PM
From: Cogito Ergo Sum  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 1573628
 
Truely amazing how things have changed in my time.. In university we signed in remotely on old hardcopy terminals @ 110 baud :O)
The masses still used punch cards...

My first job in Toronto we would send email to tech support in California for example... snail mail was faster often..

1200 baud for customer support... unless it was critical... then you got the 2400 baud screamer LOL...

uuencode..
Al..