Xylight (Photon dev)@lemmy.xylight.dev to Programmer Humor@programming.devEnglish · 1 year agoNull terminatorbackend.xylight.devimagemessage-square63fedilinkarrow-up1776arrow-down111file-text
arrow-up1765arrow-down1imageNull terminatorbackend.xylight.devXylight (Photon dev)@lemmy.xylight.dev to Programmer Humor@programming.devEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square63fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareCethin@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoI’m sure this version of windows was before phones had screens attached, and likely before the internet was ubiquitous. They likely had one computer and would have had to go somewhere else to look it up if that was even an option.
minus-squareAppoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoAnd a time when if you had a phone capable of the internet it would probably cost 5€ per minute.
minus-squareJumper775@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoYour what? Like those things with the dial that are attached to the wall? How are you meant to do it with that?
minus-squarebstix@feddit.dklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoEasy. You whistle in binary and say modem noises. The operator will patch you through to the internet.
minus-squareSai Somsphet@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoI genuinely can’t tell if you and the person you responded to are doing a bit and committing to it, or are genuinely referring to: Phreakers Making weird modem noises to hack phones will always be the funniest 90’s hacker thing I’ve ever heard.
Your phone maybe?
I’m sure this version of windows was before phones had screens attached, and likely before the internet was ubiquitous. They likely had one computer and would have had to go somewhere else to look it up if that was even an option.
And a time when if you had a phone capable of the internet it would probably cost 5€ per minute.
Your what? Like those things with the dial that are attached to the wall? How are you meant to do it with that?
Easy. You whistle in binary and say modem noises. The operator will patch you through to the internet.
I’m in.
I genuinely can’t tell if you and the person you responded to are doing a bit and committing to it, or are genuinely referring to:
Phreakers
Making weird modem noises to hack phones will always be the funniest 90’s hacker thing I’ve ever heard.
Oh, you’re young