Comment by sonofhans
6 hours ago
Can I just lean on my cane for a second, and say that the first machine I connected to a network had 256KB RAM, and I considered myself lucky to have so much. My 150 baud modem downloaded text slower than I could read it.
I know how we got to these large numbers. Shit, I helped build the road. It still blows my brains out.
Yup. I ran UUCP on a 64K Kaypro with a 1200 baud modem.
1200 baud? It was like science fiction come to life the first time I saw text downloading faster than I could read :D
Luxury. I dialled into FidoNet with my 64k Amstrad CPC (contd. p94. Mein gott I’m old)
A whole 64k, huh? IIRC those things presented the most costly spilled drink opportunity of any computer at the time.