Everyone paid repeated attention. As I watched, I wondered if there wasn't some sort of priority connection. (^^;)
And the poll today is:
It's a great time now for watching for watching movies on the net. So, what was the first line speed you experienced? • 300 bps • 1200 bps • 2400 bps • 9600 bps • I'm not that old.
Mizuki-san notes that he started at 2400 bps. I think that was true for the first net connections I ever dealt with, though there may have been a very brief period of 1200 baud.
56k and that lovely sound it made while trying to log onto America Online. Lets not forget: *Trying different numbers on the start up screen for AOL to see which would work. *Waiting through the dialing and connecting only to get taken back to the start up screen. *[Add your memories as well}
My first online experience was around '94-'95 with Prodigy Internet. Me and my sister used to argue about which web browser was better ( I was for Internet Explorer, she swore by Netscape Navigator). In, fact, I still have that computer. 'scuse me while I go play some Hover.
Ah, goodness, discussions of dialup. I still remember those days fondly because I was on it until like '03... Heck, I still had old numbers to a free service which came in handy during a move around '06.
I was on 56k until I got to university, where we had T10 lines split twelve ways. It was like a miracle. Even with everyone running Morpheus (we didn't have torrents back then).
300 baud on an acoustic coupler here! After that I had a 2400 baud Hayes Smartmodem, which was made of metal and I swear I could kill someone with it and not lose carrier. That thing was invincible.
I miss BBSes. I started one up (did you know modems will work over VOIP? 26k baby!) but nobody cares.
I remember back when i had 56k dial-up. I used to wait 1 hour+ to download a 5 minute video. And i didn't even mind! I would grab a sandwich and watch some TV while i waited.
Gods, all I remember was trying to find porn. It's really amazing how hentai looks so different nowadays, ha ha ha, not to mention how easy to access they are now.
BadRoad said: It just occurred to me: They could've watched it on NicoNico from home.
They could, but I think that might ruin the experience of being part of the occasion.
And as a side, my first hand with internet modem was a 56k dial up and I can still hear it buzzing clearly today... though at the time, I hardly knew what to do with it.
I can't recall what speed I had as a kid. All I know is when softball season came around, you could kiss internet goodbye, since any call would kick you off. My dad was the manager/caretaker of the field/umpire, so we would get a ridiculous amount of calls.
ftahgn said: Gods, all I remember was trying to find porn. It's really amazing how hentai looks so different nowadays, ha ha ha, not to mention how easy to access they are now.
Quote for extreme honesty.
Also I can't believe how old some of us all are. I'm 28.
I can still remember the time that my internet is just 458bps at most and I need to shout to the people using the telephone.
We've got a relay from Australia, so we're about to hook up to USTREAM.Oh, no way!?Yeah, right—as if!!We don't have the budget!K'shk
K'shkAbout 10:00 p.m.What do I do?I've connected on NicoNico Live relay!Much appreciated!Please watch via that until I connect!Ummm...is there any sort of dedicated line for relays...?
