IEEE - In 1984 you could purchase a 300-baud modem, running at speeds of 300 bits per second (bps). Flash forward 30 years, where there are now 1 Gbps fiber optic Internet
![Ray [REDACTED] on Twitter: "Trivia : For many years, modems were advertised and marketed based on baud: 110 baud, 300 baud, 1200 baud, 2400 baud. Then, one day, they stopped being marketed Ray [REDACTED] on Twitter: "Trivia : For many years, modems were advertised and marketed based on baud: 110 baud, 300 baud, 1200 baud, 2400 baud. Then, one day, they stopped being marketed](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ES3hdmeUUAAnTPk.png)
Ray [REDACTED] on Twitter: "Trivia : For many years, modems were advertised and marketed based on baud: 110 baud, 300 baud, 1200 baud, 2400 baud. Then, one day, they stopped being marketed
![Acoustic coupler modem, 300bps. Just like the one I used in junior high | Phone, Computer history, Old computers Acoustic coupler modem, 300bps. Just like the one I used in junior high | Phone, Computer history, Old computers](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/d3/2f/d2/d32fd2389d2d0b53b827e469027f444c.jpg)