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We ignored the signs. (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 4 days ago by Lisk91@sh.itjust.works to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

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[–] AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.works 14 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Found the gen Z kid lol.

Anyone who actually used it was painfully aware of that fact. If anyone wanted to make a phone call, no more internet for you, and in some cases incoming phone calls could bounce you offline. Some people paid for a dedicated phone line for the internet but that was extremely rare for personal use.

[–] starelfsc2@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

I'm a millennial and baaaarely avoided dial-up, it was phasing out in the late 90s but I still have the sound burned into my head so I assume my parents used dial up when I was super young.