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by MikeRichardson 39 days ago
Did those machines have public routable IPv4 addresses or something?
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uint8_t 39 days ago
You didn't have a router with dialup, or early DSL, where the modem was a separate device. You'd often get publicly routable IPv4s in your university dorm, too. See also napster. :-)
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perching_aix 39 days ago
Yes, they do.
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