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by tonyedgecombe 2933 days ago
Replication was huge, we didn't even have an internet connection when I setup a application replicating between three suppliers and a bank.
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Yeah, when I first started to use Notes, using modems over POTS lines to call HQ was still a thing, so that replication was a big deal.

Hell, I don't even think all laptops had ethernet ports back then either. In a lot of cases, you had to buy PCMCIA cards for that.