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56k.rip – the 1996 dial-up internet experience

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Vaslo · 1790814751 · focus · HN ↗
A lot of people don’t know how cool it felt to dial into the internet or a service like Compuserve or Prodigy and suddenly have this whole world open up to you. Even at 56k.
1. doginasuit · 1790815420 · focus · HN ↗
  The patience we had waiting for, uh, pictures to load. The world will never know that kind of dedication again.
  1. [deleted] · 1790820563 · focus · HN ↗
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