Why was dial-up ever a thing, why didn’t they use DSL from the start?

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Why was DSL not used in the early days of the internet? Did the technology require faster chips that weren’t available at the time?

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i think you overestimate the ability of humans to conjure technology out of thin air.

stuff needs to be invented.

an invention is most often an improvement / iteration of previous inventions.

dial up was a thing because it was a simpler technology.

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