[Coco] Finally got broadband (ot)

[Bob Devries]

On that note, I was on the 'net in 19923 ( I was 40 at that time)

I still remember the consternation of a few of you Americans that an Aussie 
had joined the ranks. There was a certain amount of disbelief.

--
Regards, Bob Devries, Dalby, Queensland, Australia

Isaiah 50:4 The sovereign Lord has given me
the capacity to be his spokesman,
so that I know how to help the weary.

website: http://www.home.gil.com.au/~bdevasl
my blog: http://bdevries.invigorated.org/

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Roper" <dave at ebonhost.com>
To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Monday, August 28, 2006 9:59 PM
Subject: Re: [Coco] Finally got broadband (ot)


> Nice, Dennis
>
> But to continue the measuring, I'll put forward that by age and date, one 
> of the earliest users of the "Internet" here, having surfed on my 2400 
> through a BBS gateway when I was 12.. :)
>
> (btw, currently 27)
>
> - David
>
>
> Dennis Bathory-Kitsz wrote:
>> At 09:43 PM 8/28/06 +1000, David Roper wrote:
>>
>>> I started out at 2400, jumping to 14.4k then up to 56k, and 128k ISDN.
>>> Now I'm on 1500/256k :) :) :)
>>>
>>
>> Children. :)
>>
>> 110 baud here in 1979, and some folks in this crowd remembering my funny
>> story about the telephone guy having to come out from the central office
>> and twist two lines together to get the Model I to work at the 300 baud
>> upgrade, and give me one of the first private telephone lines in town.
>> (There were 330 residents and about 100 lines available when I moved in.)
>>
>> Anyway, 27 years later I'm now on 5M/256k with a private local ISP 
>> serving
>> fewer than 1,000 customers. My stepson built the system, Linux-based, all
>> glass up to the pole 300 feet away.
>>
>> Dennis
>> (back to lurking & list management)
>>
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