Comment by pantulis
5 years ago
That was your modem negotiating the protocol and speed with the remote modem, not proper data. Still, if your mother happened to use the phone line while you were connected, she would heard the actual data on the line, just before the connection broke. Oh, the times.
Best feature of BBS software (WWIV, Telegard, etc.) - the "fake line noise" button, which feigned data corruption as if someone picked up the phone. It displayed garbage characters to the logged in user, and then you could disconnect them.