Well, technically anywhere from 5 to 40, but I still have a nice chance to grow old before libreboot starts building. Also, still slower than dial-up.

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    I was happy as shit if I had a 4KB connection,back in the day. Hell, my first modem was a 28,800 baud. IE, a theoretical maximum speed of 3.6KB.

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        You know, I’m not sure if you’re joking or not.

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            2 days ago

            They listed the speed in kilobits per second. kbps isn’t short for kilo “baud”

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                It’s how fast a signal is capable of changing state per second.

                It’s a switching speed. Not a transfer rate.

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                  You started comparing kB/s to kbauds. Now you’ve started a dishonest argument (moving goal posts). Have a nice life.

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                    Lol. You’re just too confused. I was comparing them, because a 28,000 baud modem happens to have a max transfer rate of 3.6 KB. I can’t help it that you don’t know what you’re taking about.

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        Before I ever had a modem I’d go to a buddy’s house because his dad had a 300 baud acoustic coupler for work. I think the first modem I bought for myself 9600 baud