/tags/300baud/ Recent bookmarks tagged #300baud Mon, 02 Nov 2026 08:24:55 +0000 http://blogs.msdn.com/b/oldnewthing/archive/2011/11/11/10235970.aspx Similar to Mike, I was able to scream (not whistle: scream) a 300 baud carrier tone. This skill proved useful when I was in college and the mainframe system was down. Instead of sitting around waiting for the system to come back, I just went about my regular business around campus. Every so often, I would go to a nearby campus phone (like a free public phone but it can only make calls to other locations on campus), dial the 300 baud dial-up number, and scream the carrier tone. If I got a response, that meant that the mainframe was back online and I should wrap up what I was doing and head back to the lab.<br/> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> #300baud #funny #history #oldschool #retro #tech</p> Sun, 13 Nov 2011 05:46:51 +0000 linkding-ssg:bookmark:19663 300baud funny history oldschool retro tech