▲ 405 ▼ dudud dudud dudududu (quokk.au) submitted 1 year ago by Deceptichum to c/90s_memes 26 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] UltraMagnus0001@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (8 children) My modem had a built in speaker permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] cloudless@piefed.social 15 points 1 year ago (7 children) This has to do with the speakers picking up signals from your mobile phone. Before a mobile phone rings, if it is close to the speakers, somehow the signal would make the speakers go "dudud dudud dudududu". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] 4am@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 year ago (2 children) Specifically, GSM phones would do this permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 9 points 1 year ago (1 child) They all did. GSM was just a little stronger. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] onslaught545@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 year ago Yeah, I definitely remember this from before GSM was a thing permalink fedilink source parent [–] UltraMagnus0001@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (3 children) No, my dial up modem in my desktop pc. Some. Pcs use the external speaker, some used the motherboard speaker and my dial up modem had its own speaker. God forbid someone picked up a phone to dial. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] cloudless@piefed.social 6 points 1 year ago (2 children) The meme is about incoming phone calls and its effects on the speakers. It has nothing to do with the modem. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Worstdriver@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Dial up modems, like the ones the poster mentioned, could receive incoming phone calls as part of their normal function permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] cloudless@piefed.social 1 point 1 year ago The "dudud dudud dudududu" sound in the meme is completely different to the dial-up modem handshake sound "skreeee-chirrup-buzzzzwheee-krkkrkkrk-shhhhh". The "dudud dudud dudududu" sound happens BEFORE an incoming mobile phone call. The "skreeee-chirrup-buzzzzwheee-krkkrkkrk-shhhhh" sound happens after an incoming land-line call is picked up. Source: I used to host a BBS with a Hayes 2400 bps modem. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cloudless@piefed.social 15 points 1 year ago (7 children) This has to do with the speakers picking up signals from your mobile phone. Before a mobile phone rings, if it is close to the speakers, somehow the signal would make the speakers go "dudud dudud dudududu". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] 4am@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 year ago (2 children) Specifically, GSM phones would do this permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 9 points 1 year ago (1 child) They all did. GSM was just a little stronger. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] onslaught545@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 year ago Yeah, I definitely remember this from before GSM was a thing permalink fedilink source parent [–] UltraMagnus0001@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (3 children) No, my dial up modem in my desktop pc. Some. Pcs use the external speaker, some used the motherboard speaker and my dial up modem had its own speaker. God forbid someone picked up a phone to dial. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] cloudless@piefed.social 6 points 1 year ago (2 children) The meme is about incoming phone calls and its effects on the speakers. It has nothing to do with the modem. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Worstdriver@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Dial up modems, like the ones the poster mentioned, could receive incoming phone calls as part of their normal function permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] cloudless@piefed.social 1 point 1 year ago The "dudud dudud dudududu" sound in the meme is completely different to the dial-up modem handshake sound "skreeee-chirrup-buzzzzwheee-krkkrkkrk-shhhhh". The "dudud dudud dudududu" sound happens BEFORE an incoming mobile phone call. The "skreeee-chirrup-buzzzzwheee-krkkrkkrk-shhhhh" sound happens after an incoming land-line call is picked up. Source: I used to host a BBS with a Hayes 2400 bps modem. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 4am@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 year ago (2 children) Specifically, GSM phones would do this permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 9 points 1 year ago (1 child) They all did. GSM was just a little stronger. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] onslaught545@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 year ago Yeah, I definitely remember this from before GSM was a thing permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 9 points 1 year ago (1 child) They all did. GSM was just a little stronger. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] onslaught545@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 year ago Yeah, I definitely remember this from before GSM was a thing permalink fedilink source parent
[–] onslaught545@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 year ago Yeah, I definitely remember this from before GSM was a thing permalink fedilink source parent
[–] UltraMagnus0001@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (3 children) No, my dial up modem in my desktop pc. Some. Pcs use the external speaker, some used the motherboard speaker and my dial up modem had its own speaker. God forbid someone picked up a phone to dial. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] cloudless@piefed.social 6 points 1 year ago (2 children) The meme is about incoming phone calls and its effects on the speakers. It has nothing to do with the modem. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Worstdriver@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Dial up modems, like the ones the poster mentioned, could receive incoming phone calls as part of their normal function permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] cloudless@piefed.social 1 point 1 year ago The "dudud dudud dudududu" sound in the meme is completely different to the dial-up modem handshake sound "skreeee-chirrup-buzzzzwheee-krkkrkkrk-shhhhh". The "dudud dudud dudududu" sound happens BEFORE an incoming mobile phone call. The "skreeee-chirrup-buzzzzwheee-krkkrkkrk-shhhhh" sound happens after an incoming land-line call is picked up. Source: I used to host a BBS with a Hayes 2400 bps modem. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cloudless@piefed.social 6 points 1 year ago (2 children) The meme is about incoming phone calls and its effects on the speakers. It has nothing to do with the modem. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Worstdriver@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Dial up modems, like the ones the poster mentioned, could receive incoming phone calls as part of their normal function permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] cloudless@piefed.social 1 point 1 year ago The "dudud dudud dudududu" sound in the meme is completely different to the dial-up modem handshake sound "skreeee-chirrup-buzzzzwheee-krkkrkkrk-shhhhh". The "dudud dudud dudududu" sound happens BEFORE an incoming mobile phone call. The "skreeee-chirrup-buzzzzwheee-krkkrkkrk-shhhhh" sound happens after an incoming land-line call is picked up. Source: I used to host a BBS with a Hayes 2400 bps modem. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Worstdriver@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Dial up modems, like the ones the poster mentioned, could receive incoming phone calls as part of their normal function permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] cloudless@piefed.social 1 point 1 year ago The "dudud dudud dudududu" sound in the meme is completely different to the dial-up modem handshake sound "skreeee-chirrup-buzzzzwheee-krkkrkkrk-shhhhh". The "dudud dudud dudududu" sound happens BEFORE an incoming mobile phone call. The "skreeee-chirrup-buzzzzwheee-krkkrkkrk-shhhhh" sound happens after an incoming land-line call is picked up. Source: I used to host a BBS with a Hayes 2400 bps modem. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cloudless@piefed.social 1 point 1 year ago The "dudud dudud dudududu" sound in the meme is completely different to the dial-up modem handshake sound "skreeee-chirrup-buzzzzwheee-krkkrkkrk-shhhhh". The "dudud dudud dudududu" sound happens BEFORE an incoming mobile phone call. The "skreeee-chirrup-buzzzzwheee-krkkrkkrk-shhhhh" sound happens after an incoming land-line call is picked up. Source: I used to host a BBS with a Hayes 2400 bps modem. permalink fedilink source parent
