Enthusiasts bond twelve 56K modems together to set dial-up broadband records — a dozen screeching boxes achieve record 668 kbps download speeds
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Multilink PPP worked well on an era-appropriate Windows XP PC, after progress using an earlier Windows ME box stalled.
  • 0ops@piefed.zipEnglish
    5·
    27 days ago

    Seriously, what kinda “pointy stick” is this guy getting out of bitching for four paragraphs? OOP built something

    • BeardedGingerWonder@feddit.ukEnglish
      3·
      27 days ago

      Goodness knows, setting aside the fact it’s perfectly fine to do something for the sake of doing something because you enjoy it, they probably learned a few things doing it too. I can think of dozens of projects that on the surface seem pointless but have taught me tons.