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A comment on Social Media’s Dial-Up Ancestor: The Bulletin Board System (2016). Parent comment

Re:Social Media’s Dial-Up Ancestor: The Bulletin Board Syste... by LeoPanthera on Sunday July 15, 2018 @04:31PM (#17536913)
Which, perhaps ironically, is a small plot hole in the movie. "Wardialing" is not possible with a coupler - since the computer has no ability to hang up, or dial. When using a coupler, you have to dial manually.
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Re:Social Media’s Dial-Up Ancestor: The Bulletin Board Syste... by kimdotcom on Sunday July 15, 2018 @07:47PM (#17537770)
Could you not run a relay from thr parallel port and pulse dial?
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Re:Social Media’s Dial-Up Ancestor: The Bulletin Board Syste... by LeoPanthera on Sunday July 15, 2018 @11:39PM (#17538581)
Yeah, you could. But there’s no pulse dialing depicted in the movie.
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