@bascule how... why... just... I don't even...
Apparently the DING DONG DING DONG sound that modems made was a "wide-spectrum probing signal...to do measurements of the telephone line"
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@bascule I'm old enough to remember hearing all modem handshake elements (2400baud) but too young then to grok the design!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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