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From: smiller@umn-cs.cs.umn.edu (Steven M. Miller)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject: Re: Rumors about the death of the ARPANET
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Date: 30 Mar 88 04:53:37 GMT
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> 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.

I recently attended a presentation on ISDN given by a rep from 
Northwestern Bell.  He talked about the local loop being Fiber with
ISDN only being a small part of the bandwidth, with the rest being
things like super hi res cable tv and other goodies.

-Steve
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			-Steve Miller, U of MN