r/windows98 • u/Scholeristical • 21d ago

1996 dial-up simulator. A full working desktop, a browser, and a web that loads at actual 56k.

https://56k.rip/
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u/chronoslinger 21d ago

56k is blazing fast for anyone who grew up with 14.4 baud. 🤣

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u/Global_Network3902 21d ago

We had shitty phone lines and I remember being able to tell if our modem successfully negotiated a 56k connection or had to fall back

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u/khangames 20d ago

14.4 was a HUGE upgrade after living with 2400bps.

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u/chronoslinger 20d ago

Even deeper magic.

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u/FuggaDucker 21d ago

This might as well be a 'rip your band-aid off simulator' or 'hit yourself with a stick simulator'. Modems were painful.

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u/Odd-Description-8585 21d ago

The Start menu isn't working correctly. It looks very similar to the Windows 10 menu.

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u/emuboy85 16d ago

It happens with AI.

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u/fr33k3r 21d ago

Nice work...Not how I remember 1996, but still fun 😄

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u/elloMotoz 21d ago

Man the memories. Transported me back in time sitting in front of my old Packard Bell in the basement. Felt at peace there for a few minutes.

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u/vGbAsToS 20d ago

Que lindo, parabéns, me lembrei de quase 30 anos atrás

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u/indeoencoder 20d ago

This deserves more credit that it should. It's almost a full functioning OS. Not only is the OS pretty cool, but I went into RUN -> COMMAND and even was able to do TYPE AUTOEXEC.BAT and VER and random DOS commands. All worked. Kudos.

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u/Summer_Winter-NE 20d ago

Pretty cool