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[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago

Although it sucked so much if you were downloading something like a large (for the time) game and had call waiting or someone picked up a phone in another part of the house. 3 hours down the drain.

[-] fox2263@lemmy.world 34 points 1 year ago

Download Managers were a god send for that reason.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago

Definitely, but there was a time before them. A dark and evil time when your world could be destroyed by a guy calling to sell gutter cleaning services.

[-] fox2263@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago

Or your mam deciding to call her sister for 3 hours even though she just saw her.

It took a very long time to get counter strike

[-] demonquark@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Holy shit. I completely forgot about download managers.

[-] fox2263@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

I had one, I forget its name, but it was a firewall AND download manager. Bizarre combo if you ask me but it was pretty cool. Its logo was a lightning bolt I think.

[-] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Second house line was a game changer. Literally. It let me play Quake online.

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