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From: barth@tellab1.UUCP (Barth Richards)
Newsgroups: net.bizarre
Subject: Re: Largest prime number (long)
Message-ID: <616@tellab1.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 7-Oct-85 13:53:11 EDT
Article-I.D.: tellab1.616
Posted: Mon Oct  7 13:53:11 1985
Date-Received: Tue, 8-Oct-85 04:07:16 EDT
References: <641@grkermi.UUCP> <56400003@uiucdcsp>
Reply-To: barth@tellab1.UUCP (some guy)
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Distribution: net.bizarre
Organization: Tellabs, Inc., Lisle, IL
Lines: 16
Keywords: prime numbers, phone bill

In article <56400003@uiucdcsp> leimkuhl@uiucdcsp.CS.UIUC.EDU writes:

>You guys realize how much this little joke cost in long distance?  Most
>sites don't have leased lines, you know.
>
>I hate to be the Hard Guy, but if there are just 500 locations on the net,
>sending information at 1200 baud, and the average l-d cost is $.01/minute,
>that cost 500*((2*65000characters)/(120cps))*(1min/60secs)*($.01/min)=
>
>               ABOUT NINETY DOLLARS!!!
>
>Was that worth $90?


                                 
                                   yep.