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87. When DU started out in 2001, "dial up" was a very real thing

Reply to Polybius (Reply #83)

Mon Jun 9, 2025, 03:36 PM

Jun 2025

It's a holdover from those days. I myself didn't get cable Internet until 2005.

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The retro "dial-up warning" in 2025 gets me every time Polybius Jun 2025 #83

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