Re:Ask HN: What was it like to use BBS?
by thesuperbigfrog on Sunday November 07, 2021 @12:12PM
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>> but when it came down to actually "using" the systems, folks weren't typically shouting at their machines to go faster.
Did you ever download or upload files?
>> scrolling simple prompts, simple menus, text messages are all fine at 1200 baud.
Yes, on a 80 column text screen, there was only so much you could see at a time. People who have only seen web pages with inline images at high resolution that load instantly would probably see 1200 baud as slow.
Did you ever download or upload files?
>> scrolling simple prompts, simple menus, text messages are all fine at 1200 baud.
Yes, on a 80 column text screen, there was only so much you could see at a time. People who have only seen web pages with inline images at high resolution that load instantly would probably see 1200 baud as slow.