I am now 27,962 times faster
-
When I first connected to a computer other than my own it was on a 300 baud modem - a Commodore brand little semi-hayes compatible unit. Today, I sit on a 1 MBps line (yes, MB not Mb), which can pull down a full MB per second, a feat that would have first required a cool 4 hours and 45 minutes. Meanwhile, my car still goes the same speed. My toast doesn't cook any faster. And it still takes the city 3 freekin' days (and four supervisors) to repair a frozen water main. I have no idea how us computer folks aren't paid 28,000 times more than those from the 80's.
modified on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 5:27 PM
-
When I first connected to a computer other than my own it was on a 300 baud modem - a Commodore brand little semi-hayes compatible unit. Today, I sit on a 1 MBps line (yes, MB not Mb), which can pull down a full MB per second, a feat that would have first required a cool 4 hours and 45 minutes. Meanwhile, my car still goes the same speed. My toast doesn't cook any faster. And it still takes the city 3 freekin' days (and four supervisors) to repair a frozen water main. I have no idea how us computer folks aren't paid 28,000 times more than those from the 80's.
modified on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 5:27 PM
TheyCallMeMrJames wrote:
I have no idea how us computer folks aren't paid 28,000 times more than those from the 80's.
Because a lot of us ARE those from the 80's... :laugh:
1f y0u c4n r34d 7h15 y0u r3411y n33d 70 g37 14!d Gotta run; I've got people to do and things to see... Don't tell my folks I'm a computer programmer - They think I'm a piano player in a cat house... Da mihi sis crustum Etruscum cum omnibus in eo!
-
When I first connected to a computer other than my own it was on a 300 baud modem - a Commodore brand little semi-hayes compatible unit. Today, I sit on a 1 MBps line (yes, MB not Mb), which can pull down a full MB per second, a feat that would have first required a cool 4 hours and 45 minutes. Meanwhile, my car still goes the same speed. My toast doesn't cook any faster. And it still takes the city 3 freekin' days (and four supervisors) to repair a frozen water main. I have no idea how us computer folks aren't paid 28,000 times more than those from the 80's.
modified on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 5:27 PM
TheyCallMeMrJames wrote:
10 MBps line (yes, MB not Mb)
Are you rich? :omg:
See if you can crack this: fb29a481781fe9b3fb8de57cda45fbef
The unofficial awesome history of Code Project's Bob! "People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid."
-
When I first connected to a computer other than my own it was on a 300 baud modem - a Commodore brand little semi-hayes compatible unit. Today, I sit on a 1 MBps line (yes, MB not Mb), which can pull down a full MB per second, a feat that would have first required a cool 4 hours and 45 minutes. Meanwhile, my car still goes the same speed. My toast doesn't cook any faster. And it still takes the city 3 freekin' days (and four supervisors) to repair a frozen water main. I have no idea how us computer folks aren't paid 28,000 times more than those from the 80's.
modified on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 5:27 PM
TheyCallMeMrJames wrote:
28,000 times more than those from the 80's.
speak for yourself.:cool:
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. or "Drink. Get drunk. Fall over." - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre
-
TheyCallMeMrJames wrote:
10 MBps line (yes, MB not Mb)
Are you rich? :omg:
See if you can crack this: fb29a481781fe9b3fb8de57cda45fbef
The unofficial awesome history of Code Project's Bob! "People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid."
No, I just happen to work on an isolated chunk of network with bandwidth priority at an ISP :-D
-
No, I just happen to work on an isolated chunk of network with bandwidth priority at an ISP :-D
-
When I first connected to a computer other than my own it was on a 300 baud modem - a Commodore brand little semi-hayes compatible unit. Today, I sit on a 1 MBps line (yes, MB not Mb), which can pull down a full MB per second, a feat that would have first required a cool 4 hours and 45 minutes. Meanwhile, my car still goes the same speed. My toast doesn't cook any faster. And it still takes the city 3 freekin' days (and four supervisors) to repair a frozen water main. I have no idea how us computer folks aren't paid 28,000 times more than those from the 80's.
modified on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 5:27 PM
TheyCallMeMrJames wrote:
I have no idea how us computer folks aren't paid 28,000 times more than those from the 80's.
What did you create from the 80s on the computer?
"I do not know with what weapons World War 3 will be fought, but World War 4 will be fought with sticks and stones." Einstein "Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example." Mark Twain
-
When I first connected to a computer other than my own it was on a 300 baud modem - a Commodore brand little semi-hayes compatible unit. Today, I sit on a 1 MBps line (yes, MB not Mb), which can pull down a full MB per second, a feat that would have first required a cool 4 hours and 45 minutes. Meanwhile, my car still goes the same speed. My toast doesn't cook any faster. And it still takes the city 3 freekin' days (and four supervisors) to repair a frozen water main. I have no idea how us computer folks aren't paid 28,000 times more than those from the 80's.
modified on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 5:27 PM
TheyCallMeMrJames wrote:
I have no idea how us computer folks aren't paid 28,000 times more than those from the 80's.
Because 27,962 < 28,000. Never ignore the obvious.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
-
TheyCallMeMrJames wrote:
10 MBps line (yes, MB not Mb)
Are you rich? :omg:
See if you can crack this: fb29a481781fe9b3fb8de57cda45fbef
The unofficial awesome history of Code Project's Bob! "People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid."
I have 100Mbps, which is 12.5MB/s... Does cost me the equivalent of $30 per month though. Does that count as rich? Iain.
I am one of "those foreigners coming over here and stealing our jobs". Yay me!
-
I have 100Mbps, which is 12.5MB/s... Does cost me the equivalent of $30 per month though. Does that count as rich? Iain.
I am one of "those foreigners coming over here and stealing our jobs". Yay me!
-
When I first connected to a computer other than my own it was on a 300 baud modem - a Commodore brand little semi-hayes compatible unit. Today, I sit on a 1 MBps line (yes, MB not Mb), which can pull down a full MB per second, a feat that would have first required a cool 4 hours and 45 minutes. Meanwhile, my car still goes the same speed. My toast doesn't cook any faster. And it still takes the city 3 freekin' days (and four supervisors) to repair a frozen water main. I have no idea how us computer folks aren't paid 28,000 times more than those from the 80's.
modified on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 5:27 PM
TheyCallMeMrJames wrote:
10 MBps line (yes, MB not Mb),
TheyCallMeMrJames wrote:
which can pull down a full MB per second
What? So it is ~10Mbps after all.
-
TheyCallMeMrJames wrote:
10 MBps line (yes, MB not Mb),
TheyCallMeMrJames wrote:
which can pull down a full MB per second
What? So it is ~10Mbps after all.
oops! lol...fixed. i'm on a 1MBit line, which you're right...is about 10Mbit. ;)
-
TheyCallMeMrJames wrote:
I have no idea how us computer folks aren't paid 28,000 times more than those from the 80's.
What did you create from the 80s on the computer?
"I do not know with what weapons World War 3 will be fought, but World War 4 will be fought with sticks and stones." Einstein "Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example." Mark Twain
now, now, don't try to distract from the fact that I'm mad at the city!
-
I have 100Mbps, which is 12.5MB/s... Does cost me the equivalent of $30 per month though. Does that count as rich? Iain.
I am one of "those foreigners coming over here and stealing our jobs". Yay me!
That kind of speed is not generally available where I live. Is that a burstable line? Our internet package at home (including the speed increase) costs us $90/month with 30 Mbps burstable, but I rarely see better than 6-7 Mbps.
-
That kind of speed is not generally available where I live. Is that a burstable line? Our internet package at home (including the speed increase) costs us $90/month with 30 Mbps burstable, but I rarely see better than 6-7 Mbps.
-
When I first connected to a computer other than my own it was on a 300 baud modem - a Commodore brand little semi-hayes compatible unit. Today, I sit on a 1 MBps line (yes, MB not Mb), which can pull down a full MB per second, a feat that would have first required a cool 4 hours and 45 minutes. Meanwhile, my car still goes the same speed. My toast doesn't cook any faster. And it still takes the city 3 freekin' days (and four supervisors) to repair a frozen water main. I have no idea how us computer folks aren't paid 28,000 times more than those from the 80's.
modified on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 5:27 PM
TheyCallMeMrJames wrote:
I have no idea how us computer folks aren't paid 28,000 times more than those from the 80's.
That's because us "computer folks" have nothing to do with it. :) It's the electrical engineers and physicists who are responsible for the magic behind the speed. Although I doubt they're paid 27,962 times what they earned in the 80s. /ravi
My new year resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | My .NET bits | Freeware ravib(at)ravib(dot)com
-
When I first connected to a computer other than my own it was on a 300 baud modem - a Commodore brand little semi-hayes compatible unit. Today, I sit on a 1 MBps line (yes, MB not Mb), which can pull down a full MB per second, a feat that would have first required a cool 4 hours and 45 minutes. Meanwhile, my car still goes the same speed. My toast doesn't cook any faster. And it still takes the city 3 freekin' days (and four supervisors) to repair a frozen water main. I have no idea how us computer folks aren't paid 28,000 times more than those from the 80's.
modified on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 5:27 PM
1 MPs? How quaint... I remember when we had that in our country.... I am at 100MBps but it costs! I pay £44 per month for it!
------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC League Table Link CCC Link[^]
-
When I first connected to a computer other than my own it was on a 300 baud modem - a Commodore brand little semi-hayes compatible unit. Today, I sit on a 1 MBps line (yes, MB not Mb), which can pull down a full MB per second, a feat that would have first required a cool 4 hours and 45 minutes. Meanwhile, my car still goes the same speed. My toast doesn't cook any faster. And it still takes the city 3 freekin' days (and four supervisors) to repair a frozen water main. I have no idea how us computer folks aren't paid 28,000 times more than those from the 80's.
modified on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 5:27 PM
TheyCallMeMrJames wrote:
a Commodore brand little semi-hayes compatible unit.
Heh. You might even have used a terminal emulator program that I wrote that was packaged with the modem. Of course, there were a lot of those, so odds are pretty low. Marc
-
1 MPs? How quaint... I remember when we had that in our country.... I am at 100MBps but it costs! I pay £44 per month for it!
------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC League Table Link CCC Link[^]
Dalek Dave wrote:
I am at 100MBps but it costs! I pay £44 per month for it!
I pay $50/month for 2Mb/s. It takes over an hour to download a 45 minute show from iTunes. :sigh: I could have faster Internet, but I'm boycotting Charter for their crappy customer service (e.g., taking a week to get up and running) and their shady business practices (automatically "sidegrading" me to an alternate plan, then forcing me to pay an increased price according to that new plan rather than the plan I signed up for... all without notice). Now I use Clearwire. It's neat because it took no time to set up and I can take the modem with me when I move and it will take no time to set up. Actually, thanks to my power inverter, I could use Clearwire internet in my car on my laptop.
-
When I first connected to a computer other than my own it was on a 300 baud modem - a Commodore brand little semi-hayes compatible unit. Today, I sit on a 1 MBps line (yes, MB not Mb), which can pull down a full MB per second, a feat that would have first required a cool 4 hours and 45 minutes. Meanwhile, my car still goes the same speed. My toast doesn't cook any faster. And it still takes the city 3 freekin' days (and four supervisors) to repair a frozen water main. I have no idea how us computer folks aren't paid 28,000 times more than those from the 80's.
modified on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 5:27 PM
Yeah I remember the old Hayes modems...the times they are a changin.
I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me. http://www.hq4thmarinescomm.com[^]
My Site
