Before everybody had high speed, we geeks connected to the ‘net with modems. Usually we connected with the 56kbps variety (my first modem was a 2400baud, but that was just for community BBSs). You could never try (nor would you want) to browse the modern web on a 300 baud modem — unless you’re this guy:
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pffft. 300 baud. pah!
I first went online in high school. We had an ASR 33 Teletype connected to a modem (an acoustic couple) that communicated at a blazing 110 baud. When Novation came out with the 300 baud Cat modem it was a happy day in nerd-ville.
You forgot the obligatory, “get off my lawn”, Sir!
Oh I don’t bother yelling at the kids anymore, robert — I just turn my sprinklers on ’em 😉