Follow

Network Nostalgia. ♥️ 

@Mycroft I don't think there were any FCC regulations that prevented 56k from running at 56k-- it was all over regular voice phone lines, so the quality of your connection was usually dependent on how old and well insulated the phone lines to your house were.

We'd just had ours replaced after a storm around the time I upgraded, so I had a super crisp and clear connection, enabling the highest speeds. I frequently managed sustained 6.5Kps downloads! :D

Sign in to participate in the conversation
Awoo Space

Awoo.space is a Mastodon instance where members can rely on a team of moderators to help resolve conflict, and limits federation with other instances using a specific access list to minimize abuse.

While mature content is allowed here, we strongly believe in being able to choose to engage with content on your own terms, so please make sure to put mature and potentially sensitive content behind the CW feature with enough description that people know what it's about.

Before signing up, please read our community guidelines. While it's a very broad swath of topics it covers, please do your best! We believe that as long as you're putting forth genuine effort to limit harm you might cause – even if you haven't read the document – you'll be okay!