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Old 06-19-2011, 11:43 AM   #27
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What does "56k alert" mean?
Heh. 56kbps is the top dialup speed. We used to label picture heavy threads that way to warn dialup users so they wouldn't be disappointed when they showed up and needed 20 minutes to load each page. The label didn't really seem weird when I read it, but now I wonder how many dialup users are actually left to warn. I haven't even had a telephone line for 5 years or so.

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