Haven't a clue, that is mega thread drift and well into the kind of thing to be said after several drinks!
I started in telecommunications in 1978 and well remember the 330 Baud acoustic couplers and used them many times. When I started telephone operators were still using cords to connect the calls - as I did myself, working as a telephonist for a while. So I'm glad that notlangley can enjoy this bit of nonsense from his holiday home at the speed of fibre optic across the globe (much faster than satellites but that thread drift will be just too far)!