Originally posted by infinityshock
i was on some weird dialups in the mid 80s but i dont remember their names. the way they worked was you called the number and waited for the 'weeee-woooo-skkskkkkkk-screeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee' then attached the telephone handset…cord and all.
and prayed no one tried calling the house while you were in the middle of something important. there was no 'caller id' or 'call waiting' in those days.
There was LINE-NOISE
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