one social networking pond at a time for the antisocial tech dork. black as pitch. ferocious vixen with a litter of adorable kittens. growl.
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
“tiniiiiiiing shhhhhhhuuuuuuw shuuuuuw beeep beeeep…”
the distinctive sound of dial-up trained my young programmer ears.
The necessary and perfect addendum to our “sounds of the past” post? This excellent annotated explanation of the modem connection.
Click here to play it and read Alexis Madrigal’s love letter to data in The Atlantic article, The Mechanics and Meaning of That Ol’ Dial-Up Modem Sound.
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