Klarinet Archive - Posting 000013.txt from 2002/07

From: Mark Gresham <mgresham@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Illiteratates - And question
Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2002 02:53:26 -0400

Jeremy A Schiffer wrote:
>
> since this thread was clearly aimed at me...
>
> my decision to often type without capital letters is not due to the
> popularity of chat rooms and instant messaging. i have been using the
> internet since before there was a world wide web and im'ing, and long,
> long before many of the members of this list (regardless of their age)
> knew what modems were. heck, i remember when 1200 baud was speedy and when
> usenet hadn't yet been destroyed by the aol invasion.

SO BASICALLY YOU'RE MAKING UP FOR THOSE DAYS WHEN FOLKS LIKE YOU AND ME
HAD TO TYPE IN ALL CAPS ON TEXT-ONLY TERMINALS? ;-) HECK, I REMEMBER
WHEN 300 BAUD WAS STANDARD. MY UNIX MENTOR REMEMBERS WHEN 300 BAUD WAS
CONSIDERED SETTING THE PHONE LINES ON FIRE. THANK GOD FOR TELETYPE SO
WE COULD GET HARD COPY ON OCCASION.

CHEERS,

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