How To Start An ISP (like it's 1993)

Ever wonder how a dial-up ISP from the 90s actually worked?

We did, so to find out, we decided to start our very own dial-up ISP... like it's 1993! Come along as we hear from Pete Ashdown, the founder of XMission, one of the earliest commercial ISPs in the United States that's still going strong today. We also find out what hardware we'll need, but will our journey end before it even gets started?

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#90s #internet #technology

00:00 — Connection established
01:11 — The Internet then and now
02:30 — Pete Ashdown
05:07 — ISP equipment
06:15 — The XMission infrastructure
09:42 — PPP
11:14 — ISPs in the 90s
12:25 — ISP FAQ
13:40 — The first step
14:20 — The network is the computer
15:43 — First power on
16:15 — Outro & Credits

Thanks to Foudroie (https://lofigirl.com/releases/foudroie/) for the track 'Journey'!

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