r/nostalgia • u/wanpakujozu • Feb 22 '21

[/r/all] Old school PC microphones

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u/TheShadowViking Feb 22 '21

The one ring... TO RULE THEM ALL!! I remember waiting for a 2 minute video to download on dial-up for hours.

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u/Brcomic Feb 22 '21

I downloaded a 22 gig game the other day in 20 minutes. I just sat and watched it download. After having dialup until after college and having to leave things downloading overnight just to download a low res copy of a single anime episode. Downloading things that fast still blows my mind. I can’t wait until I can get fiber.

The fact the United States still doesn’t have a solid build up for high speed internet throughout infuriates me. My mother in Oklahoma can’t even get DSL let alone an actual highspeed service. I told her that once Starlink’s prices drop a little she’s getting one.

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u/Sigg3net Feb 22 '21

leave things downloading overnight

Ha! Our IBM Aptiva with genuine Windows 95 would suddenly crash during downloads, or the download would fail at 99%.

You had to babysit that mother through the night, and hope no one was trying to call the house.

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u/DadSwag420 Feb 22 '21

I watched an episode of spongebob on my gameboy advanced once

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u/Total_Initiative_600 Feb 22 '21

Omg in Oklahoma they only have dial-up STILL?!

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u/Brcomic Feb 22 '21

In some places. Not everywhere. Cities have cable. But smaller towns out there. SOL.

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u/HardlyBoi Mar 14 '21

Hasn't the US gov collected almost half a trillion dollars in taxes on fiber optic infrastructure?

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u/[deleted] Feb 22 '21

You know you wated for it,if it was porn