Re: Hardcore Computist Magazine online...

["Laine Houghton" <laine@intergate.com>]

"Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com> wrote in message
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> Simon Williams wrote:
>
> >Laine Houghton <laine@intergate.com> wrote:
>
> <snip>
>
> >> Most of the servers I visit are so slow I didn't know I had a fat pipe.
> >
> >I never thought of that, but I'm sure I have a feeling my experience
> >would be similar :(
>
> There are some slow servers, of course, but many download
> sites will pump 500-700 kilobits/sec., which is a _very_ big
> difference.
>
> I use a cable modem that can deliver up to T1 rate (1.5 Mbits/sec),
> and that makes it pretty easy to see the server speed.
>
> When there is an occasional cable outage and I have to go
> back to dialup for half a day, the shock is severe.
>
> In other words, the "slow server" argument is mostly sour grapes.
>
> -michael

Agreed, but the argument isn't about speed. It's the need for speed verses
the cost of such.

The day to day experience of the average user depends on the speed of the
server and the difference won't be noticed to a great degree.

When you want to hog a piece of cyber space to your local drive you will
greatly appreciate the difference. Just how often do you do that ?

I mean over the course of a year and what does it cost you?