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What was the first modem you ever had? How fast was it? (lemmy.sdf.org)
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[–] unix_joe@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 2 years ago

14.4k that was more consistent as 9600. Packard Bell ISA modem.

Later I went 33.6 and went off to college with a 56k external modem that was supported by FreeBSD.

I think I used to be able to tell the different speeds by the handshake sound.