re: #220 Targetpractice

There’s things that I look back at nostalgically…but don’t wish to ever experience again. Like the sound of a 56K modem dialing AOL numbers again and again trying to connect. Or starting to download a 1Mb file and then going to brew a pot of coffee to see which finished first. And who can forget the fun of lugging a CRT monitor up a flight of stairs?

I know, I had it “good” compared to the pioneers of the Net before me who thought Wargames was cutting edge or who would post to a BBS and then wait a day for a reply.

I’m right there with you. I remember trying to download DVD images overnight, praying that the connection would stay stable while I was sleeping.