Subj : Early 90s Fido
To   : AUGUST ABOLINS
From : JOE MACKEY
Date : Wed Feb 03 2021 05:57:02

  Aug wrote --
>  JM>   ...Of course almost everything was text and I always said
>  JM>   it didn't really matter the speed since I could read only
>  JM>   so fast.  :)
> 
> That theory only holds so long until you realize that you are  
> hogging the phone line for much longer than other people in your  
> household might like.
  
   I live alone so that was no problem.  :)
   The only problem I has was my boss calling at all hours wanting me to
fill in a shift (quick-hurry-run) for someone who had called off.  
   At one time I was working a 12 hour shift (1800-0600) for about three
months. I would download a lot of stuff at home onto the laptop and take that
with me to work.
   I discovered after a few days there was only one phone line and was able
to take my 56k with me, disconnect their phone and download what I could,
then plug the clients phone back in after about 10 minutes.  The phone never
rang during those hours. If some
  That was the only time I put a real time limit on phone usage.
  Joe
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