> and you thought that 2400 bps was fast too I bet. Having started at 300 > bps, I was shocked at how fast 1200 bps was. > > that was a couple of eons ago > That reminded me that I still used a 1200 one for a while, too. When the first 14,400 modems appeared, I could not believe the speed. The cost was almost that of gold. In fact, they were so expensive that I had to buy one 50-50 with a friend. A ISA internal one because an internal one was a little cheaper. We then shared it: one week for me, one week for him. :-)