I remember when 9600bps seemed blindingly fast. And even though I'm just on a VT100 terminal, no web graphics or any of that stuff, watching my pine window refresh over the course of five seconds or so is unbearable.

But nonetheless significant. This is the first internet connection ever from the warehouse. Via MIT's 9.6kbps dialup, Alex's laptop, some alligator clips, and a long piece of crimped-up cat-5 running through the next warehouse over to some random demarkation terminal. Reminds me of the good 'ol days.

Except the part about 9.6kbps being blindingly fast. This connection speed reminds me of having a root canal.