Re: Congrats on 20 years!

Posted by Vimm on .

I haven't always had great internet.  My first server served up SNES games over a 768K SDSL line.  DSL speeds are limited by your physical distance to the phone center, so I looked up nearby relatives and found my grandparents qualified for the fastest speed (1.5M/T1) for only $500 a month, half the cost of an actual T1 line.  So, I offered my grandparent free internet in exchange for keeping a server in their house.  It may sound expensive, but advertising was so lucrative that I considered adding a third line.  But then the dot-com bubble burst, and sadly I was forced to scale back.  It sure was fun while it lasted.

In reply to: Re: Congrats on 20 years! posted by Tricob on .

I remember being stuck on Dial-up even as the 1990s came to a close. Even today I can't even maintain a server under the current circumstances. It seems Vimm is always going to be several steps ahead of me. :-)

- Tricob.

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Re: Congrats on 20 years!	johnross -- 10/26/2017 1:25 am UTC
Re: Congrats on 20 years!	Vimm -- 10/26/2017 7:16 pm UTC
interesting. nt	johnross -- 10/30/2017 2:31 am UTC
Re: Congrats on 20 years!	Tricob -- 10/23/2017 1:40 am UTC
1,200 baud. -nt-	Tricob -- 10/23/2017 1:40 am UTC
Re: 1,200 baud. -nt-	Tricob -- 10/23/2017 1:41 am UTC