This is one of those how long is a piece of string or what computer should I get questions. Back in the day, it was a huge jump from zero bits per second to a 2400 Baud modem.

But in the early 1990s, “being online” meant using a 2400 BAUD modem to dial up to a Compuserve node and pay by the minute for a text-based interface to discussion forums and download servers.

Yes, I grew up in the ghetto and yes I had a 2400 baud modem dialing to Wisconsin bbses in 93 and when the first phone bill came and my aun't shrieked like a banshee..yes help poor Nicholas.

The data synchronization, for tomorrow's appointments, was an end-of-day task utilizing a 2400 baud modem (compressed data with an effective transfer rate of 4800 baud) with hardware based DES ...

She tamed the 2400 baud modem to talk to friends and family worldwide before Mark Zuckerberg (founder of Facebook) was even born. She enjoyed playing online games of all shapes and sizes.

The 2400 Baud Modem Virus might seem quaint by contrast, but it was not harmless. It and other virus hoaxes, like the Good Times Virus, exploited the gullibility of users to spread a story to one ...

Krud: While it technically wasn't my "worst internet connection" (since that would have been 2400 baud back in the early 90's), I was stuck on 56k dialup for WAY too long, because we were living ...

This column is about 6,000 characters long. Sending the column over the phone with a 2,400 bps modem takes about 25 seconds. With a 28,800 baud modem it takes just over two seconds.

Yet as users become even more familiar with data communications, 2,400 bps modems are beginning to emerge as the fastest- growing segment. For most PC users, 2,400 bps modems are fast enough.

Nate Warfield is CTO of Prevailion (www.prevailion.com), co-founder of the CTI League and a former senior security researcher for Microsoft Defender for… ...

Unless you plan high-volume transfers with one brand of 9600 baud modem, you`d be better off purchasing the lower-priced 2400s. 2400 baud should be a viable speed for years to come.

There was also a similar model with 640K of memory and a (gasp) 2400 baud modem. The power options for this laptop were a bit odd by today’s standards.