What was the first speed at which you experienced the Web? Coupler/110, 300, 9600, 1200, 14.4, 18.8, 24, 33.6 or 56k? Broadbanders hush.
May 21, 2013 · 6:02 PM UTC
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@mollydotcom I sometimes dragged home a Compaq "portable" from work in 90s. Phone line for webz. 56k? No recollection. Recall amber screen.
@mollydotcom 14.4 from home w/ Mac LC pizza box, 64k ISDN w/ Mac IIfx from work
@mollydotcom 14.4K in 1995. We subscribed to Compuserve, which cost £3.95 an hour plus 4p/1p per minute for the phonecall.
@mollydotcom At the time, CompuServe was a walled garden, but one day I discovered I could connect then open IE to access the full Web. :O
@mollydotcom - I started paying attention around the 56K mark, but I’m sure I was using the net earlier than that.
@mollydotcom I have no idea. Been too long ago. Can I just say "slow" and call it good? :)
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@mollydotcom I do remember having to plug my ears or worrying about waking people up because of that annoying modem sound though.
@mollydotcom I connected on a coupler modem to the lab at Livermore and played the old ASCII Star Trek game and Adventure.