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From: randolph@cognito.Eng.Sun.COM (Randolph Fritz)
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Subject: Life in the information age #5
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Date: 9 Mar 91 19:15:07 GMT
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Here's how the price of gold is made available to tribal miners in
South America: the price is picked up by wire from the nearest
transmission point.  From there it goes by jungle drum telegraph to
the miners.  Transmission time: about four hours.

(Thanks to the friend who told me this.)

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