From: "Mercyful Fate" 

$ Netsurge mentioned . .
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>  > yeah 300 was bascially only good for text chat, or message reading.. but
>  > still slow.. I remember first doign lightbars in 2400 and had to remove
>  > them casue even with overwrite's.. it was slow as a snail..
> 
> I remember 130 baud, but then again i'm old.

Yeah i'm sad to say i didn't get my first computer till 91 when i got my first
2400 modem, i think maybe 9600 was out there too, it was a cheap compudyne
modem from comp usa that i threw into my 286 , i really wanted the 386 but my
mom baught the wrong one on home shopping club.. haha :)

Some friends of mine had earlier systems and modems.. but i didn't get
to play with their stuff much other then playing games.. :(

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