Dial Ups

But Baker's digest is exclusive in its insularity: you get rolodex dial-ups from Alan Binder and Douglas Holtz-Eakin, by-the-numbers defenses of the administration from Christina Romer and Tim Geithner, and a re-accounting of the job-switch shuffle through the revolving door. ❋ Jason Linkins (2011)

On one hand, the pace of technology causes the user to quickly grow weary of slow dial-ups and slow loading web pages, our nervous systems responding to 5 to 10 second pauses with the impatience of drivers stuck behind a red light. ❋ Unknown (2009)

But, as with the dial-ups, the distinctions in and among these offerings will become less interesting. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Here is a fun site, full of pictures so for you dial-ups out there, give it a chance to load. ❋ FUZZARELLY (2007)

More than a third of internet households now have a broadband connection and dial-ups are declining more slowly than the increase in broadband connections. ❋ Unknown (2004)

High speed connections would help...dial-ups, pack a lunch while you wait for it to load. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Today, says Cohen, if you want to destroy a country's infrastructure, you're better off going after its power stations than its Internet dial-ups. ❋ Unknown (1997)

These networks do not use the standardized X. 25 protocol, and can only be reached by direct dial-ups, or by connecting to a host which has network access permissions. ❋ Unknown (1988)

The name "UUCP," for Unix to Unix CoPy, originally applied to a transport service used over dial-ups between adjacent systems. ❋ Unknown (1988)

Type B User Commands and Messages Since the Type B procedure is used with GTN dial-ups, it requires fewer commands to control the network. ❋ Unknown (1987)

Call one of the Trans Union dial-ups at 300, E,7,1, Half Duplex. ❋ Unknown (1987)

Terminal traffic may access Theory Center via direct dial-ups. ❋ Rose, Willie Lee (1974)

There wasn't a second wasted in a lively pre-start duel between Dean Barker on the New Zealand boat and Sebastien Col on the French boat that saw three successive dial-ups. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The only problem with it is it's a slow download for dial-ups. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Turbo, which was previously available through the Opera Labs, is especially useful for notebooks and desktops with slow internet connections, such as dial-ups or GPRS/UMTS. ❋ Jurgi Przesmiewca (2009)