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AOL Dial-Up, Mix Tapes and More: Techies Go for Throwback Thursday at Code Conference (Video)

You never forget your first. Computer, that is.

By LaurenGoode

Ever wanted to hear Silicon Valley’s top techies mimic the sound of a modem? Here you go. For “Throwback Thursday” we asked some Code Conference attendees to wax nostalgic about their favorite old-school tech.

This article originally appeared on Recode.net.

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