Oh sure you want to start that, huh? The 28.8 was for my dial-up ISP, I had a Datec 1200 baud modem for my BBS and my Kaypro 10 "laptop" used a whopping 300 baud. I used to test my lines by warble whistling into the phone. As for computers starters the TI-99 and commodore 64, I wish I was a youngster but this is my 17th year in this business and before that about three more years using only alta-vista and SIP BBS connections to this new Internet thingie. I had $50K to start my ISP at the same time my stock broker was encouraging me to buy this IPO called Netscape, sigh.
On 12/16/2010 6:33 PM, Scott Reed wrote: > Youngster. I don't know that I have it, but my first "high-speed" modem > was 9600. What a boost from 1200 which I used to do my first online class. > > On 12/16/2010 9:24 PM, Forbes Mercy wrote: >> I have my first 28.8 modem from the beginning of dial-up. >> >> On 12/16/2010 4:23 PM, Jeromie Reeves wrote: >>> I keep one of my USR 56k modems on the wall =) >>> >>> On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 2:55 PM, Rick Harnish<[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Our first employee was a 14 year old kid that hacked into our server >>>> shortly >>>> after we started a dialup business in 1995. His payment for the next >>>> couple >>>> years was hardware. Dang, he must be nearly 30 now. I can promise you he >>>> was successful! >>>> >>>> I went into the office one day and my partner said "We've been hacked". I >>>> looked at him dumbfounded, not knowing with "hacked" meant. He said I'm >>>> going to catch him next time. The next day he said "I caught him, you will >>>> never believe who it is, He is 14 years old and he starts work tomorrow." >>>> >>>> Ah the good ole days! 56K Frame Relay backbone and (16) 19,200 baud US >>>> Robotics modems. :) >>>> >>>> Rick >>>> >>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >>>>> Behalf Of Scott Lambert >>>>> Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2010 5:45 PM >>>>> To: WISPA General List >>>>> Subject: Re: [WISPA] Copyright Infringement --- TOO FUNNY!!! >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 10:59:23AM -0800, Mark Nash wrote: >>>>>> When we forward copyright notices from the entertainment industry >>>>>> lawyers to our customers who download illegally-obtained movies, we >>>>> get >>>>>> a variety of responses from our customers, ranging from none at all, >>>>>> shocked, angry, understanding, etc. >>>>>> >>>>>> This takes the cake...DEFINITELY my favorite...gettin a little >>>>>> wrist-slap from dad... >>>>>> >>>>>> (names have been changed to protect the guilty)... >>>>>> >>>>>> ******************* >>>>>> Hello this is Taylor Wisdom, Bill Wisdom's son. My father just >>>>> informed >>>>>> me of an email he received from UnwiredWest via Mark Nash regarding >>>>> the >>>>>> downloading of a film which violated copy infringement laws. The was >>>>>> labeled "Takers". I did download the film "Takers" from a bit torrent >>>>>> website and have since then deleted the film and any programs >>>>> affiliated >>>>>> with them. This sort of copyright infringement will not happen again. >>>>> I >>>>>> do apologize for the inconvenience. >>>>>> >>>>>> Sincerely, >>>>>> Taylor Wisdom >>>>>> ******************* >>>>> Sounds like most of the conversations we used to have with the 13 >>>>> year old script-kiddy-wannabes in the late 90's. The parents had >>>>> no clue what the kids were up to, but got very serious with the >>>>> kids when we called them at 2am to report their mis-behaviour. >>>>> >>>>> One kid's father scared hime enough that when one of his IRC friends >>>>> from another state said he was going to use a password he found for >>>>> one of our customer's on our shell server, the kid told Dad and Dad >>>>> dialed the phone and handed it back to the kid. He ended up talking >>>>> to me. I watched the other kid log in and run a few commands. The >>>>> shells were all patched to log every command run to a central log >>>>> file we could tail -f. He gave me the location and name of the >>>>> other kid. We called that kids's phone number: >>>>> >>>>> Us: "Get off my server." >>>>> >>>>> Kid: "I don't know what you're talking about dude." >>>>> >>>>> Us: "You are logged in as user blah from IP address blither. The >>>>> last command you ran was blah blah blah." >>>>> >>>>> Kid: "I'm off." >>>>> >>>>> The change from cocky to "oh sh**" was fun for us. >>>>> >>>>> Us: "Go get your Dad." >>>>> >>>>> I think that one ended up in Juvie. It wasn't his first offence >>>>> and his dad had promised to send him up the river the next time he >>>>> did any hacking. We were the next time he got caught. Dad said >>>>> he had been caught messing with NASA before. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Scott Lambert KC5MLE Unix >>>>> SysAdmin >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>> --------- >>>>> WISPA Wants You! 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