Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!cbmvax!grr
From: grr@cbmvax.UUCP (George Robbins)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject: Re: Rumors about the death of the ARPANET
Message-ID: <3528@cbmvax.UUCP>
Date: 26 Mar 88 19:55:35 GMT
References: <20786@bu-cs.BU.EDU> <[A.ISI.EDU]23-Mar-88.07:47:08.CERF> <670@tetra.NOSC.MIL>
Reply-To: grr@cbmvax.UUCP (George Robbins)
Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA
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In article <670@tetra.NOSC.MIL> budden@tetra.nosc.mil.UUCP (Rex A. Buddenberg) writes:
> 
> Maybe I'm missing something, but:
...
> Looks to me that 500 nodes times 20 km multiplies out to a pretty
> decent regional backbone -- internet a half dozen of these and you've
> got the country covered.  Why are we fiddling around with ISDN?

Yes, and who do you have lined up to pay for a little fiber cable
terminating at your residence?  ISDN gives hopes of getting reasonable
bandwidth almost anywhere a reasonable cost, whereas fiber will
probably be limited to backbone applications and connecting super
computer ($$$) centers.

-- 
George Robbins - now working for,	uucp: {uunet|ihnp4|rutgers}!cbmvax!grr
but no way officially representing	arpa: cbmvax!grr@uunet.uu.net
Commodore, Engineering Department	fone: 215-431-9255 (only by moonlite)