[Novalug] kppp dialer on CentOS6.3
Dave Aronson
tux2dave@davearonson.com
Fri Dec 7 21:54:58 EST 2012
On Fri, Dec 7, 2012 at 7:14 PM, Dave K <novalug@soupy.org> wrote:
> dial-up made you do a bit of work to get connected. You had to listen
> to a device make an analog connection, and by the tones you
> immediately knew if there was a problem. You had to bargain with
> others in your house to use the line, and you had to hope nobody
> would grab the phone before something important completed.
AND WE LIKED IT! ;-)
But seriously, yes, I amazed some folks at work in the mid-90s,
diagnosing a V.32 connection problem by listening to the modems trying
to handshake. And occasionally the wife would pick up the phone to
make a call, while my BBS was already making a call, delivering mail
for Fidonet (and similar networks).
-A(nother) Dave
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