JFC, I remember when buying a modem marked you as wealthy.
The big spenders could afford external modems which ran $800 and that was before you bought the connector cable for it. Those who could make do without the blinking lights only spent $400 for their 2400 baud (now we're talking hyperspace!) internal models. Low speed browsing sessions; batch downloads to maximize precious BBS connection time; Trade Wars 2002 in glorious 256 color ANSI graphics; ARC/ZIP/LZH file extensions - and destroying many productive hours by zoning out on Fractint sessions.

And to think I recently gave some down on their luck friends a gift of the Wi-Fire transceiver, that they might sneak a few megs now and then from any nearby free or unsecured router in order to check their email and the job search sites.

I want to smash that spoiled cunt's face into the table repeatedly.
( Felis Concolor, Fri 2 Mar 2012, 9:48, Reply)