From: SimonJ@eu.invalid   
      
   On 2024-04-26, J.O. Aho  wrote:   
   > On 26/04/2024 11.27, Simon wrote:   
   >> On 2024-04-26, J.O. Aho  wrote:   
   >   
   >>> Keep in mind that binaries wasn't that big either, so it didn't take for   
   >>> ever to download applications, sure a full sized CD would take hours,   
   >>> worst was those multi disk releases that could sometimes take a day or   
   >>> so, I did have a dedicated phone line for my internet, so no risk of   
   >>> someone picking up the phone and break the connection, but sure when not   
   >>> having a dedicated line then things would be a bit random if you would   
   >>> finish a download or not, or your MUD session was broken at a critical   
   >>> stage in the adventure.   
   >>>   
   >> True, updating a system was easy but downloading an ISO to try was an   
   ordeal, I   
   >> was grateful for the magazine CDs. Hard to imagine in todays world where an   
   DVD   
   >> ISO can be downloaded without any thought of the size or time.   
   >   
   > Later on I did do some downloads and burn CD's at the university, was a   
   > bit faster with 1Gb network than my 16.8k modem, but flat rate I could   
   > start something in the evening, let it download during my time away...   
   > but don't forget the good side of the slow modem speeds, internet pages   
   > wasn't big and complex and you got the information a lot simpler than   
   > today when you have to have accounts, been tracked by cookies and   
   > pixels, javascript that tries to emulate how it would be as a stand   
   > alone application.   
   >   
      
   Ah yes but don't forget you needed to have Flash installed as many websites   
   used   
   it and then all those games which were in Flash. OMG haha   
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   Simon   
      
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