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From: snoopy@sopwith.UUCP (Snoopy)
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Subject: Re: Warp speed Mr. Scott!
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Date: 23 Sep 89 17:10:15 GMT
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In article <4122@ditka.UUCP> kls@ditka.UUCP (Karl Swartz) writes:

| Another part of the problem that I haven't seem mentioned
| is what happens if a line is busy.  Let's say I talk to
| a local site that I call as soon as I have anything for
| it to do.  By the books that's a DIRECT link.  But what
| if their modem is busy?  All of a sudden it's an HOURLY
| link.

Obviously, one wants both the mean and the standard deviation.

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