Improvements in modem speeds for use over conventional phone lines, from 1958 introduction of the service to public use to the final standards implementation in 2000. Note that 56k modems were limited to approximately 53.3 kilobits per second in actual use due to signaling power restrictions in most countries.

Direct me to the nearest aesthetic blog that represents someone doing the macarena to the sounds of a dialup modem?

All sounds on this track have been constructed from a dialup modem sample.

For bonus points, play this with speakers and see who looks at you funny.

Who remembers this?