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[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 8 points 6 hours ago

No, they weren't particularly cheap. And they weren't anywhere nearly as reliable connectionwise (functionwise they were way more reliable to be honest), and the expectation to always be near it wasn't anywhere near it is today.