On 10/17/2010 03:46 PM, Doug wrote:
by acoustic modem, but that was "modern" at the time
Ahh, remember it well, some time in junior high, southwester bell rolled in the podium with 2 foam cups where the phone handle would be place to "dial-in" to the main office in Richardson. At 12 or so, I didn't get the significance of the few characters that went back and forth over the line (this must have been '78 or so) It just looked like a whole lot of trouble to go though to get a few characters, when all you had to do was pick up the phone and call the operator and ask :p -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org