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From: gjk@talcott.UUCP (John)
Newsgroups: net.bizarre
Subject: Re: Largest prime number (long)
Message-ID: <520@talcott.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 7-Oct-85 14:36:18 EDT
Article-I.D.: talcott.520
Posted: Mon Oct  7 14:36:18 1985
Date-Received: Wed, 9-Oct-85 06:38:27 EDT
References: <641@grkermi.UUCP> <56400003@uiucdcsp>
Organization: Harvard
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Summary: Surreal quantities of money.

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?

That's true, but we must put things in perspective.  If you go to mod.newlists,
look at how much Rich Rosen has posted in the past two weeks, multiply that
by how long he's been doing it (at least two years), you'll find that the
amount of money he's cost us is truly bizarre.

P.S. On mod.newlists, l-d cost is assumed at $.15 per minute, and 800 baud
throughput.

P.P.S. If a thousand people read a posting that cost $90, it comes to 9 cents
per person.

P.P.P.S. What's your sign?  Mine's Capricorn.

P.P.P.P.S. God is Dead.
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