56K means?

Double|Rainbow · October 30th, 2010, 12:24

I'm looking through some posts and keep seeing "56k die" or "56k" or some other variation of 56k. What does this mean?

Thanks,
Drew

Hades · October 30th, 2010, 12:30

probably before your time http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/56k

ex · October 30th, 2010, 12:30

It's an ancient Internet term for dial up...wow..if you have to ask you are way to young.

R.I.T.Z · October 30th, 2010, 12:31

56K = 56 Kilobytes per second = DIAL-UP
usually 56K die is where there are alot of high res photos that will slow down or "kill" dial-up internet

Double|Rainbow · October 30th, 2010, 12:31

Thank you all for the help!

L473ncy · October 30th, 2010, 12:33

It's a throwback to 56K (AKA "dialup") modems/intrnet connectivity (even worse if you have a 1200 or 2400 baud modem which was before 56K connection speeds).

EVERYONE (except for some people who live out in the sticks) should really have at least a 64 KB(yte) connection at minimum.

HKGhost · October 30th, 2010, 12:35

what? I'm still on 28.8. Only takes me 5 minutes to load ASC home page. lol

ShelledPants · October 30th, 2010, 12:35

Pfft, I get by fine on my AOL CD subscription.

Hades · October 30th, 2010, 12:46

I remember the days of grabbing shitloads of the AOL 3.5" floppys and wiping the shit on them because I was too cheap to go out and buy my own blank ones.

TokyoSeven · October 30th, 2010, 14:36

I used those discs as coasters.

L473ncy · October 30th, 2010, 14:40

Anyone remember 5 1/4" Floppy B?

I have a box of them and I cut them open at the top and use them to store CD's (if I don't have "proper" CD sleeves available).

coach · October 30th, 2010, 14:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hades

I remember the days of grabbing shitloads of the AOL 3.5" floppys and wiping the shit on them because I was too cheap to go out and buy my own blank ones.

then drilling the hole to convert from DD to HD to gain an extra 720KB of free disk space

Quote:

Originally Posted by L473ncy

Anyone remember 5 1/4" Floppy B?

I think I have MS DOS 3.0 on a stack of them somewhere.

shiftsup · October 30th, 2010, 16:39

I remember writing a baseball video game program on my brothers Commodore Vic 20

It was stored on a cassette tape.

Yeah I am old.

HGI · October 30th, 2010, 16:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by TokyoSeven

I used those discs as coasters.

Haha same here!

Janus · October 30th, 2010, 16:44

Holy shit, I remember buying a 2400 internal and considering myself l33t.

lmfao

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October 30th, 2010, 12:24	#1
Double\|Rainbow Trader rating Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Ottawa, ON	56K means? I'm looking through some posts and keep seeing "56k die" or "56k" or some other variation of 56k. What does this mean? Thanks, Drew __________________ A bullet may have your name on it, but a grenade is addressed to whoever it may concern.

October 30th, 2010, 12:30	#2
Hades Trader rating Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Home	probably before your time http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/56k __________________ If I was banging all of them, I'd be a manwhore. At the moment, I'm just an opportunist.

October 30th, 2010, 12:31	#5
Double\|Rainbow Trader rating Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Ottawa, ON	Thank you all for the help! __________________ A bullet may have your name on it, but a grenade is addressed to whoever it may concern.

October 30th, 2010, 12:30	#3
ex Wanna buy some Nod's? #StolenValour Trader rating Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ottawa	It's an ancient Internet term for dial up...wow..if you have to ask you are way to young.

October 30th, 2010, 12:31	#4
R.I.T.Z Crackers Trader rating Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: The Shwa	56K = 56 Kilobytes per second = DIAL-UP usually 56K die is where there are alot of high res photos that will slow down or "kill" dial-up internet

October 30th, 2010, 12:33	#6
L473ncy Trader rating Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: 11-30-24-1W5	It's a throwback to 56K (AKA "dialup") modems/intrnet connectivity (even worse if you have a 1200 or 2400 baud modem which was before 56K connection speeds). EVERYONE (except for some people who live out in the sticks) should really have at least a 64 KB(yte) connection at minimum. __________________ ಠ_ಠLess QQ more Pew Pew READY TO >> RACE

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ShelledPants Trader rating Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Toronto, On	Pfft, I get by fine on my AOL CD subscription. __________________ Ár skal r?*sa, sá er annars vill fé eða fjör hafa. Sjaldan liggjandi úlfur lær um getur né sofandi maður sigur.

October 30th, 2010, 12:46	#9
Hades Trader rating Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Home	I remember the days of grabbing shitloads of the AOL 3.5" floppys and wiping the shit on them because I was too cheap to go out and buy my own blank ones. __________________ If I was banging all of them, I'd be a manwhore. At the moment, I'm just an opportunist.

October 30th, 2010, 14:36	#10
TokyoSeven Red Wine & Adderall Trader rating Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Saskatoon, SK	I used those discs as coasters. __________________ "Its only a little bit on fire"

October 30th, 2010, 14:40	#11
L473ncy Trader rating Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: 11-30-24-1W5	Anyone remember 5 1/4" Floppy B? I have a box of them and I cut them open at the top and use them to store CD's (if I don't have "proper" CD sleeves available). __________________ ಠ_ಠLess QQ more Pew Pew READY TO >> RACE

October 30th, 2010, 16:44	#15
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