You may like this classic HN post "The sound of the dialup, pictured" http://www.windytan.com/2012/11/the-sound-of-dialup-pictured... (HN discussions https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15635144 (675 points | Nov 6, 2017 | 108 comments) and https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9171514 (174 points | on Mar 9, 2015 | 35 comments))