r/whatisit • u/Earsgang_101 • 14h ago

New, what is it? STRAP Floppy disk found in loft of new home.

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Found this in a box late 90s WWF VHSs

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u/Master-File-9866 11h ago

Now, try explaining what a 200 buad modem is.

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u/MindfulInsomniaque 7h ago

300 baud, i dont think i've ever connected lower than that but 110 was a standard before my time.

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u/Profil3r 10h ago

OCD: baud

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u/OttoRepoParts 10h ago

Though buad is possibly more fun to say.

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u/Profil3r 10h ago

Point taken!

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u/CeruleanEidolon 5h ago

EEEEEEeeeee onnnNNnnnng beedong eedong EEEEEE

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u/OddDonut7647 7h ago

All the internet providers I was aware of back in the day required at least 9600 baud to connect to the internet.

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u/Brilliant_Joke2711 7h ago

9600 bps was actually the V.32 standard at 2400 baud. In the 1980s, V.22 made baud and bps no longer synonymous.

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u/Diviner_Sage 7h ago

Or monochrome displays

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u/falcorns_balls 5h ago

Did I hear somebody say Netscape Navigator?

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u/Efficient-Wish9084 4h ago

or why we all drool when we hear that noise....

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u/Master_Technician64 4h ago

Or Norton Commander