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GMC83
03-08-2009, 10:12 PM
just that, what does it mean?

always saw you guys use it

never knew what it meant
redboost10
03-08-2009, 10:25 PM
i think its the speed of dial up internet?
nrengle
03-08-2009, 10:38 PM
Bingo!!!!


Wow, have you had high speed all your life for internet? If so consider yourself lucky.

I remember the days of 2400 and I'm only 28...
redboost10
03-08-2009, 10:42 PM
i always hated going home from college on the weekends. my parents live out in the country where all there was was dialup aol, but now there is satelite internet which makes the drive home more comforting, haha.
nrengle
03-08-2009, 10:46 PM
Yeah I'm on a WiMax broadband internet service. It's not the fastest in the world, but it's definitely better than dial up. Would equate it to high traffic cable internet.
redboost10
03-08-2009, 10:50 PM
anything is better than dialup.
Pyrocite
03-09-2009, 01:26 AM
I remember 14.4k, 20mhz pc :o
Harleyguy
03-09-2009, 08:05 AM
I remember 14.4k, 20mhz pc :oI remember when there was no internet.And computers used to take up a full size room that's what i call rough
gewb
03-09-2009, 09:02 AM
My first modem was 1200 baud. When 14.4k FAX/modems came out they were FAST and 56k was heaven! Now my DSL is considered slow...

Regards,
GEWB
ScottB
03-09-2009, 04:49 PM
I remember when there was no internet.And computers used to take up a full size room that's what i call rough


:whs::iagree:

Those rooms use to have to be super cooled also for fear of a unit going down. I remember no cell phones either, and pagers, my how the world has changed for the worse :D
GMC83
03-09-2009, 10:00 PM
so what does it mean?
redboost10
03-09-2009, 10:04 PM
56 kilobits per second which is the speed that the modem can send data
GMC83
03-10-2009, 07:29 PM
56 kilobits per second which is the speed that the modem can send data
what does that have to do with detailing a car?

are you being sarcastic?

could you explain and be more specific?
img
03-10-2009, 07:46 PM
I remember 4-track tapes (yeah, that's even before 8-track)
redboost10
03-10-2009, 08:17 PM
what does that have to do with detailing a car?

are you being sarcastic?

could you explain and be more specific?


people put that in their thread titles when they have a lot of pictures just to warn people that have 56k dialup so it does not take so long to open the thread. i am not being sarcastic