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From: james@bigtex.cactus.org (James Van Artsdalen)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: FYI -- PC-P Price "Increase"
Message-ID: <12353@bigtex.cactus.org>
Date: 3 Jan 89 03:32:03 GMT
References: <2575@looking.UUCP>
Reply-To: james@bigtex.cactus.org (James Van Artsdalen)
Organization: Institute of Applied Cosmology, Austin TX
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In <2575@looking.UUCP>, brad@looking.UUCP (Brad Templeton) wrote:

> (USENET feeds were probably the worst, because they consist of hours
> of 100% data transmission, not the sporadic data and keyboard
> interaction that you get from the interactive calling of a BBS to read
> messages.)

I find this counterintuitive.  Network carrying capacity has never
been a problem that I've been able to notice.  Phone line time has
always been the issue.  In addition, GTE made no effort to inhibit
volume usage - there modifications are solely designed to discourage
phone line utilization.

I *do* find the idea of carrying a fairly full news feed over PCP
amazing.  A news flood could easy exceed the nightly 13 hour window at
PCP's usually abysmal transfer rates.
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