[ih] AT&T, carterfone, the 103, and why didnt BBSs start earlier?

[John Day]

With a nod to David Lodge's Small World,

I think we have severe case of here of the effect of T.S. Eliot on Shakespeare.

At 18:32 -0400 2009/08/13, Bernie Cosell wrote:
>On 13 Aug 2009 at 17:36, Noel Chiappa wrote:
>
>>  (If you've never used a 300bps modem, you _cannot_ imagine how big 
>>a deal the
>>  higher speeds, starting with 1200 bps, are! :-)
>
>Actually, you're one generation late: I'd say "If you've never used a
>110baud modem, you can't imagine how neat my 300baud TI silent 700
>was...:o)"  Boy was I happen to give my Model 33 TTY back to bbn...:o)
>
>   /Bernie\
>
>
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