Computers used to scream out in pain when we connected them to the Internet.

This was a clue and we just didn't listen.

@opsnlops In the 1980s they whistled cheerfully at 300 baud and you could whistle back. Then we started force-feeding them at speeds faster than we could read. That’s when the screaming began.

youtube.com/watch?v=qAP_w_YBww

#retrocomputing #BBS #DDial #modems

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Some could even whistle back at 2400 baud, but not beyond that 😂
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