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I'm really loving how Mastodon has become a refuge for all the grizzled seafarers on the ocean of the internet. They pop up in my feed and their bios all say something like
"I've been online for longer than the internet. I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. 56k modems on fire in the light of Usenet. I watched IRC forks glitter in the dark near the Gateway 3000. All those moments will be lost in slop, like tears in rain. Time to deshittify."
<fake Yorkshire accent>
56k modem? Luxury! When I were a lad ...
@TheLancashireman Yeah, I've already had a mate saying "Pah! 2800 baud rate was all we had".
I'm not actually sure how fast(slow) my first connection was, because after I finished my MA in 1991 I was offline for about 8 years and missed all the very slow bits!
@Janeishly @TheLancashireman Honestly, I was jealous you had a Gateway 3000. All I had access to was a Gateway 2000. 
@vertigo @TheLancashireman Ha, I didn't - I just thought it fitted with the quote!