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In the eighties, it was not always have a computer modem, you had one. These days there are different types of modems - cable modems, DSL, dial-up modem, as I have already used.

Although dial-up modem, it seems incredibly slow these days, compared to "broadband" connections such as DSL and cable, are surprisingly fast compared to those that might come in the 80s.

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I remember when I wrote my first modem for my first computer.At that time, many computers have modems, the modems are standard in most computers for years, but begin to be phased out, because they are so outdated.

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The dial-up modems are already available, and much, much slower than "broadband" (high speed) connections such as DSL or cable, are incredibly fast, you could get in the 80's in comparison.

At that time the modem is running on my PC at "1200 baud" (as opposed to the current dial-up modems, which are about 50 times faster, though). Some of myFriends had 300 baud modems. They were so slow that when I was reading an e-mail online, I actually could read faster than words that appear on the screen letter by letter.

Later, when I shelled out about $ 200 for a huge 2400-baud modem, I was amazed that the words can be read quickly released!

Of course, it was still too slow by today's standards, that if I tried to download even a picture of what you would find on a Web site today - even a very small screen - it could take hours.And a modem these days costs less than $ 20.

So, times change. Especially when it comes to computers.

Of course the best thing of all is fresh stuff you can do now, it's like science fiction back in the '80s seemed to have.

But in reality, I think the best thing about the technology we have today, how can unite people. These days we think nothing of an e-mail around the world and make it come in a few moments. In the '80s it was possibleto do, but it was much harder to do, and much more expensive.

And, of course, most people had even heard of e-mail then.

One of the best ways to connect people may, either on business or with family or friends, video chat. Video chat has been around for years but only recently has got to be pretty good as video-phones on the old Jetsons cartoon.

I took off to Hawaii in 2001, about 5,000 miles from where I grew up in upstate New York.My parents still live there, and while my brother is a little 'closer, is still far away in California.

One of the ways in which to keep in touch with video chat - if you do not know what I'm talking about, probably have been in an electronics store, where they connected a camcorder to a TV, so people can wave in itself, when they come into a good chat program, a good quality web cam and a fast Internet connection, the picture may look nearly as good as that.

So it isthe best thing to actually get out with friends or family, if they are a long way. It 'almost like I get with my parents to visit or hang with my brother.

Also in the winter months can show my parents the camera out the window and see snow fall, and I enjoyed telling them jealous of my vision of the sun from the deep blue sea.

Nor is it at all costs, so if you talk long distance a lot, you can really save a lot of money.

There is aMany chat programs available for free video or Audio chat (chat Audio phone calls as normal, and in some cases you may also call from your computer to a regular phone) away.

You can use applications like AOL Instant Messenger, Skype and Yahoo Messenger for audio and / or video chat. There are versions of these programs for Mac and PC, but use the majority of Mac users, iChat AV (which is what I am talking with my family and friends use) that comes on all Macs from the pastYears.

Although not a perfect program, Skype is probably the best choice for a program that works equally well for video and audio chat between Mac and PC and not only from Mac to Mac or PC to allow PC. And, of course, the new phones like the Apple iPhone are starting to close.

So remember, computers can be useful tools, but one of them is greater things that bring us all together so no matter how many miles we are apart.

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