56k is gay...

pixie · 05-20-2003, 06:12 PM

i hate having a 56k modem, i wait five minutes for a song to load then, b/c i suck, i spend an entire, oh, 5 seconds playing the song. its really
f---ing discouraging...

**Synthlight** · 05-20-2003, 06:24 PM

I really feel for you. I know it is difficult. On the bright side though, your browser should be able to cache each level so that when you play it a second time, it will not have to load again. I wish I could ease your pain.

Cheers,

Synthlight

**Hyrogashi** · 05-20-2003, 07:43 PM

Uhm, synth doesnt feel for you. He has an insanely high speed internet connection.

SotN · 05-20-2003, 08:09 PM

You do realize that you're lucky to have 56k? Science dictates that a phone line can't transmit more than 33.4k a second worth of information in analog signals.

Then someone got the bright idea to make the download speed digital, and the upload analog. Thus, the modern 56k/33.4k modem.

thank your lucky stars. You should have a 33.4k.

**Freak83** · 05-20-2003, 08:16 PM

SotN, that is the strangest reply anyone could ask for. Be thankful you have 56k... I guess I should be EXTREMELY thankful for my cable then.

**nestlekwik** · 05-20-2003, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Freak83

SotN, that is the strangest reply anyone could ask for. Be thankful you have 56k... I guess I should be EXTREMELY thankful for my cable then.

Damn straight. Back in my time, we didn't even have this Internet thing. Why our idea of a classroom computer was sitting in front of a monochrome Apple monitor typing in answers to math equations and then marking out when the bear did a flip because we got the answer right. If we needed information, we had to walk there and ask ourselves, not click a mouse.

**Freak83** · 05-20-2003, 09:08 PM

You are ancient Nestlekwik.

jewpinthethird · 05-20-2003, 09:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nestlekwik

Quote:

Originally Posted by Freak83

SotN, that is the strangest reply anyone could ask for. Be thankful you have 56k... I guess I should be EXTREMELY thankful for my cable then.

Damn straight. Back in my time, we didn't even have this Internet thing. Why our idea of a classroom computer was sitting in front of a monochrome Apple monitor typing in answers to math equations and then marking out when the bear did a flip because we got the answer right. If we needed information, we had to walk there and ask ourselves, not click a mouse.

I remember my totally L337 AppleIIB(or something like that). Top of the line piece of shit. I Remember the blue loading screen that would say "One Moment Please" and about 5 minutes later BOOM! 16 bits of freakin color!

**87x** · 05-20-2003, 09:27 PM

dude... i remember that shit... not the math thing but no internet...my first comp didnt even come with a mouse... mouses werent invented yet.... you had to draw witht he arrow keys.... and the hardrive on the comp wasnt big enough to hold any type of game so you had to use floppy disks for every game you played... man... those were the days...

jewpinthethird · 05-20-2003, 09:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 87x

dude... i remember that (#$%... not the math thing but no internet...my first comp didnt even come with a mouse... mouses werent invented yet.... you had to draw witht he arrow keys.... and the hardrive on the comp wasnt big enough to hold any type of game so you had to use floppy disks for every game you played... man... those were the days...

Totally. Exactly what I was talking about. There was this one game called McGee(I think) that me and my cousins played like 24/7...

**87x** · 05-20-2003, 09:35 PM

i played ghost alley or ghost town or somethin with host as the first word... it was supper hard...
you had to shoot these bad guys but with no mouse it was crazy....

pixie · 05-21-2003, 02:33 PM

you guys are so comforting...hey, since we're talking about old games, does anyone remember the police quest game when it first came out? that was the best, u had to type where u wanted to go or whatever and if the program didnt like what u said it came back with some stupid remark that was supposed to make u feel dumb. that and hugo's adventures(very similar) were my favorite.meeemoriees, light the corner of my mind...(song)

i also remember trying to do programming on this pos apple my dad gave me, i remember making some clown game with the help of one of those apples for dummies kind of books.yeah, THAT was fun...

zimagi · 05-21-2003, 04:30 PM

Blah I have MSN dial-up (cuz of the damn contract, Id have DSL/cable by now but ive got a few monthes left so ill stick it out) at 56k speed and here at my house ive never connected over 34.4k and at my moms house ive never gotten over 45kish ...blah really sucks

dling isnt a problem click and talk on aim. the annoying part is when the game is updated, it clears the cache and all the songs i want to play i have to go through and redl them

oh well though im not complaining, i dont have to pay 20gb/day+ data transfer fees

SotN · 05-21-2003, 05:19 PM

Hehe, I was sitting in front of a monochrome Apple screen in comp class too. We had only one game, OregonTrail. It was the really old (and most fun, Ive played newer ones) version.

And a typing game came later. Spell "mouse" and a mouse appears on screen! OMG!!! I'M LEARNING AND HAVING FUN!!! TEH MOUSY IS SO CUTE!!!! (my first reaction, minus the "teh")

MEGAginge · 05-25-2003, 09:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SotN

You do realize that you're lucky to have 56k? Science dictates that a phone line can't transmit more than 33.4k a second worth of information in analog signals.

Then someone got the bright idea to make the download speed digital, and the upload analog. Thus, the modern 56k/33.4k modem.

thank your lucky stars. You should have a 33.4k.

as far as i was aware, thats a V8x (not toally sure) spec, a bit old

V.90 (about 7 years old lol) was 56.6/44
V.92 (2000) is now 56/56

MEGAginge · 05-25-2003, 09:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pixie

i hate having a 56k modem, i wait five minutes for a song to load then, b/c i suck, i spend an entire, oh, 5 seconds playing the song. its really
f---ing discouraging...

ok heres some help:

first, goto Tools=> Options and Select Settings from the second set of options

Then make sure you select 'automatically' and this means that FFR will only update when the file changes, IE all new versions will work automatically, but you will always get the up daetd version when one is created, so synth's 'make sure you clear you cache' will be irrelivent to you

If IE still doesnt cache your stuff, your Temporary Internet Files must be full, so go back to Tools=>Options=>Settings and move the slider up. You may also want to clear your files, as this can help. Do this by clicking Tools=>Options and selecting 'delete files' and also chek 'delete all offline content'

These instructions are for IE, I cant help for Netscape or Opera...

05-20-2003, 06:12 PM	#1
pixie FFR Player Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 41	56k is gay... i hate having a 56k modem, i wait five minutes for a song to load then, b/c i suck, i spend an entire, oh, 5 seconds playing the song. its really f---ing discouraging...

05-20-2003, 07:43 PM	#3
Hyrogashi FFR Simfile Author FFR Simfile Author Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Netherealm Posts: 961	Uhm, synth doesnt feel for you. He has an insanely high speed internet connection. __________________ Dont take life so seriously, You\'ll never escape it alive anyways. Hyrogashiroth - Born on DWI, Raised on Stepmania

05-20-2003, 08:09 PM	#4
SotN FFR Player Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 1,159	You do realize that you're lucky to have 56k? Science dictates that a phone line can't transmit more than 33.4k a second worth of information in analog signals. Then someone got the bright idea to make the download speed digital, and the upload analog. Thus, the modern 56k/33.4k modem. thank your lucky stars. You should have a 33.4k. __________________ 209

05-20-2003, 09:27 PM	#9
87x FFR Veteran FFR Veteran Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: VA Age: 27 Posts: 4,376	dude... i remember that shit... not the math thing but no internet...my first comp didnt even come with a mouse... mouses werent invented yet.... you had to draw witht he arrow keys.... and the hardrive on the comp wasnt big enough to hold any type of game so you had to use floppy disks for every game you played... man... those were the days... __________________ RAVEnHEXa: Lip ring is because I want to be a professional piercer. 87x: more like.. professional goth.

05-20-2003, 09:35 PM	#11
87x FFR Veteran FFR Veteran Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: VA Age: 27 Posts: 4,376	i played ghost alley or ghost town or somethin with host as the first word... it was supper hard... you had to shoot these bad guys but with no mouse it was crazy.... __________________ RAVEnHEXa: Lip ring is because I want to be a professional piercer. 87x: more like.. professional goth.

05-20-2003, 06:24 PM	#2
Synthlight Administrator FFR Simfile Author Site Admin FFR Veteran Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: United States of America Age: 39 Posts: 3,008	I really feel for you. I know it is difficult. On the bright side though, your browser should be able to cache each level so that when you play it a second time, it will not have to load again. I wish I could ease your pain. Cheers, Synthlight

05-20-2003, 08:16 PM	#5
Freak83 FFR Simfile Author FFR Simfile Author Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Toronto Posts: 3,272	SotN, that is the strangest reply anyone could ask for. Be thankful you have 56k... I guess I should be EXTREMELY thankful for my cable then.

05-20-2003, 09:08 PM	#7
Freak83 FFR Simfile Author FFR Simfile Author Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Toronto Posts: 3,272	You are ancient Nestlekwik.

05-21-2003, 02:33 PM	#12
pixie FFR Player Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 41	you guys are so comforting...hey, since we're talking about old games, does anyone remember the police quest game when it first came out? that was the best, u had to type where u wanted to go or whatever and if the program didnt like what u said it came back with some stupid remark that was supposed to make u feel dumb. that and hugo's adventures(very similar) were my favorite.meeemoriees, light the corner of my mind...(song) i also remember trying to do programming on this pos apple my dad gave me, i remember making some clown game with the help of one of those apples for dummies kind of books.yeah, THAT was fun...

05-21-2003, 04:30 PM	#13
zimagi FFR Player Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 1	Blah 56k my foot Blah I have MSN dial-up (cuz of the damn contract, Id have DSL/cable by now but ive got a few monthes left so ill stick it out) at 56k speed and here at my house ive never connected over 34.4k and at my moms house ive never gotten over 45kish ...blah really sucks dling isnt a problem click and talk on aim. the annoying part is when the game is updated, it clears the cache and all the songs i want to play i have to go through and redl them oh well though im not complaining, i dont have to pay 20gb/day+ data transfer fees

05-21-2003, 05:19 PM	#14
SotN FFR Player Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 1,159	Hehe, I was sitting in front of a monochrome Apple screen in comp class too. We had only one game, OregonTrail. It was the really old (and most fun, Ive played newer ones) version. And a typing game came later. Spell "mouse" and a mouse appears on screen! OMG!!! I'M LEARNING AND HAVING FUN!!! TEH MOUSY IS SO CUTE!!!! (my first reaction, minus the "teh") __________________ 209

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