High Speed Internet: 2400 baud - Page 2

Aluscia · 03-15-2004, 06:35 PM

lol.... Why do I smell your computer burning, Kitz?

Maz · 03-16-2004, 03:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stang

He's still a little slow today but we still lub 'em

I can only process 30 characters per second, I was created 20 years ago

Gambit · 03-16-2004, 06:10 AM

Maz needs an upgrade.

Maz · 03-16-2004, 06:41 AM

well now that I think about, 30 characters per second is pretty fast, I don't think I can read that fast

XMEN Iceman[DTM] · 03-17-2004, 09:01 PM

I used a 300 baud acoustic coupler modem, back in high school, OVER 20 YEARS ago. We used it to attach to an HP mainframe to play Space Trader, Star Trek, and hack into the school database. The terminal printed out on paper, no CRT.

...AND WE LIKED IT!!!!

Maz · 03-20-2004, 03:45 AM

was it easier to hack back then? since there was like no security

Gambit · 03-22-2004, 08:56 AM

I remember reading a news story (I think when I was 14, about '84) about a kid who hacked into the Pentagon with a Vic-20 and a 300 baud modem. Standard at the time was like 2400, Vics were obsolete, etc., but of course he only needed it to emulate a "dumb" terminal, which is simple stuff. Anyway, someone said in the article that the main reason he was caught was that the 300-baud limitation didn't let him cover his tracks fast enough.

In those days, wardialers (a la "Wargames") were fairly common, and phone company 'phreaking' was coming off its peak. Remember Kevin Mitnick? He started much earlier than that, but it took a while to really spread around.

Maz · 03-22-2004, 08:59 AM

I remember watching a show about phreaking, guys who use to do it when they we're younger, showing how they use to do it, it was pretty good, very interesting

03-15-2004, 06:35 PM	#16
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03-22-2004, 08:56 AM	#22
Gambit Forum wh0re Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: DFW area, TX Posts: 744	I remember reading a news story (I think when I was 14, about '84) about a kid who hacked into the Pentagon with a Vic-20 and a 300 baud modem. Standard at the time was like 2400, Vics were obsolete, etc., but of course he only needed it to emulate a "dumb" terminal, which is simple stuff. Anyway, someone said in the article that the main reason he was caught was that the 300-baud limitation didn't let him cover his tracks fast enough. In those days, wardialers (a la "Wargames") were fairly common, and phone company 'phreaking' was coming off its peak. Remember Kevin Mitnick? He started much earlier than that, but it took a while to really spread around. __________________ XMEN member Card-carrying DTM OKL Fish-napper Though a program be but three lines long, someday it will have to be maintained. -The Tao of Programming

03-22-2004, 08:59 AM	#23
Maz Forum wh0re Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Canada Age: 42 Posts: 1,429	I remember watching a show about phreaking, guys who use to do it when they we're younger, showing how they use to do it, it was pretty good, very interesting __________________

03-16-2004, 06:10 AM	#18
Gambit Forum wh0re Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: DFW area, TX Posts: 744	Maz needs an upgrade.

03-17-2004, 09:01 PM	#20
XMEN Iceman[DTM] Forum Regular Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Fort Worth,TX Age: 62 Posts: 148	I used a 300 baud acoustic coupler modem, back in high school, OVER 20 YEARS ago. We used it to attach to an HP mainframe to play Space Trader, Star Trek, and hack into the school database. The terminal printed out on paper, no CRT. ...AND WE LIKED IT!!!!