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From: inc@fluke.UUCP (Gary Benson)
Newsgroups: net.bizarre
Subject: Re: Largest prime number (long)
Message-ID: <713@tpvax.fluke.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 9-Oct-85 15:09:24 EDT
Article-I.D.: tpvax.713
Posted: Wed Oct  9 15:09:24 1985
Date-Received: Sat, 12-Oct-85 19:39:26 EDT
References: <641@grkermi.UUCP> <56400003@uiucdcsp>
Organization: John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc., Everett, WA
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> You guys realize how much this little joke cost in long distance?
>
> 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?

Well, let's assume that there are 503 sites...and that while their Baud rate
may be 1200, they only get an effective throughput of 1197. Further assume
that the average rate drops to $0.00984/minute. At those rates, your message
cost 503((379characters)/119.7cps))*(1min/60secs)*$0.00984/min)=

	      EXACTLY ELEVEN AND A HALF CENTS!!!

And HOT DAM! it was worth every mill.

This message cost the net nearly a quarter. I'll pay tomorrow.


*** REPLACE THIS LINE WITH YOUR MESSAGE ***
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    To date, we have spent the equivalent of one year of the Uraguayan GNP
    for that line. FYI, the line eater bug is the richest bug in human
    history, having consumed NEARLY 10 TRILLION DOLLARS of information!






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