On Fri, Jun 13, 2008 at 05:30:02PM +0100, Brad Rogers wrote: > On Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:45:50 -0500 > Hugo Vanwoerkom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello Hugo, > > > Brad Rogers wrote: > > > Acoustic Couplers, they were called. A real PITA to use, too; One > > > hard knock, and the line dropped, because the noise produced upset > > But it worked. Connected from IBM Chicago to IBM Kingston in 1972 > > using TSO and an electric typewriter. It all took a while though. > > Slow doesn't even *begin* to cover it. :-)
Wasn't vi written with a 300 baud connection in mind? I seem to recall that from an interview with the author. My IT life started with 1200 baud. Downloading OS/2 updates on that was slow, but hey I need to sleep at night anyway. Doug. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
