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submitted 10 months ago by Masimatutu@mander.xyz to c/me_irl@lemmy.ml

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[-] nul@programming.dev 60 points 10 months ago

Most of the dialup connection sound ain't shit, but everyone loves when it gets to the "de-dow, de-dow, kshhhhhhh-" bit, that part really slaps.

[-] Rolando@lemmy.world 29 points 10 months ago

The first screetching part was like tires taking a curve at high speed.

The boinging part was like hitting the bumpers inside a pinball machine.

The final bit of static was like the fabric of reality tearing apart as you break through to... SURF THE INFORMATION SUPERHIGHWAY!!?!!

[-] HonoraryMancunian@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago

[-] Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 10 months ago

Like me, you may have developed a pavlovian response to that sound because it meant the modem probably wasn't going to throw an error and disconnect.

[-] jettrscga@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

You made me Youtube search "Dial-up remix". I'm not even a little surprised that's a thing.

[-] HonoraryMancunian@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Some of them slap

[-] samus12345@lemmy.world 20 points 10 months ago

The internet wasn't supposed to be this way! It was supposed to be a thing of beauty!

And porn. At least that never changed.

[-] TetraVega@lemmings.world 9 points 10 months ago

I member

[-] rah@feddit.uk 1 points 10 months ago

No?...

[-] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

This is what a later generation of modems sounded like.

[-] rah@feddit.uk 5 points 10 months ago

LOL I'm 42 years old.

[-] kakes@sh.itjust.works 21 points 10 months ago

Ahh, memory problems eh?

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