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Dialup.rip
Step into a simulated 1997 Macintosh and dial up to the internet, complete with modem sounds and a desktop to explore. A chance to remember when getting online was an event rather than a default condition.
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Submitted by Hobby Builder
FEATURES
Retro
Macintosh
Nostalgia
Simulation
Internet History
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Category: Weird
Status: Live & Working
Cost: Free to Use
OUR RATING
ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!
WHY WE'RE OBSESSED
Opening the PPP panel and pressing Connect starts the dial-up ritual. The waiting is part of the attraction, which is not something we often say about an internet connection.
The Macintosh desktop has menus, a note pad, and folders to poke through. It gives the connection sequence a small world to belong to rather than treating it as a sound button.
Its COMETLINK chat connects to the same service as Cometlink. Chat is for adults 18 and over, and messages are public; the nostalgic desktop is not a private computer.
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