Reply to post: Re: Times change

A floppy filled with software worth thousands of francs: Techie can't take it, customs won't keep it. What to do?

Stoneshop
Holmes

Re: Times change

It may well have been a very long and very expensive international phone call to download it though. Depends on what, if any, connectivity was available back then.

A fellow student was so keen on getting a particular utility that was listed in either Byte or PC Mag but not available on any local BBS, that he dialed up international straight to the source.

At 2400 baud, because that was the speed of his modem.

And requiring four tries to get it downloaded in one piece and uncorrupted.

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