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Originally Posted by edgeprod
I remember acoustic modems, where you put the phone on the modem itself. I started out with one of those bad boys. I used to use Archie search all the time through the early (non-graphical) 'net. Telnet for MUDs, ftp for trading 0-day warez, and many more utilities, on VAX and Unix.
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I used to sit the accoustic modem on the table and spin the rotary dial on the phone. The vibrations caused the teleprinter spew out garbage. Hey, when you're like 10 that's a fun thing to do.