8h ago
inPSA: Dial-up turned 'working from home' into a family negotiation in the 90s
That "helping with a space mission" bit is so true. The whole house had to go on high alert for a basic email download, like we were defusing a bomb. One wrong move, someone picks up the phone, and the mission is a total failure. It's hilarious how something we treat as a constant background thing now needed a full family meeting and silence back then. We've gone from treating the internet like a fragile science project to it just being the thing that lets you watch videos while making a sandwich.