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@ShadowJonathan RIP headphone users. Also, I am VERY thankful I started with ISDN, because that modem chatter would have been annoying... @nanianmichaels @ShadowJonathan AT M0 would give total silence. Most dial software gave you a check box @Holir_ @ShadowJonathan TIL! Thank you for the information, because as I said, I never dealt with analog Internet access, the only references I have for it are from video, and those always sound like a cacophony of screeching monkeys 😝 @ShadowJonathan similar vibe but lacks alt text: https://nya.social/notes/8185bcd856084bba5d892a90 @ShadowJonathan Having never experienced dial-up, this sound fascinates me, wondrously gives me chills and nostalgia for some reason. :blobfoxfloof_w: Then again, I have always been fascinated with different sounds computers make, especially from the past when they were noisier and quirkier. :blobfoxfloofhappy: @tsukkitsune @RachaelAva1024 @ShadowJonathan Technology indistinguishable from magic. @ShadowJonathan@tech.lgbt i thought the one on the left was an atari 2600 for a second :neocat_googly_woozy: |
source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCe6xnxdN1Y