Date: 10:51 am Wed Nov 29, 1995 Number : 172 of 201 From: Gus Base : BOMB_NET - BBS Software Suppor To : Bubba Subj: Re: The Outer Limits
B> Yup....I read about this....They (ROGERS) will use the cable lines to run an B> Internet connection to every house (You'll be able to watch T.V and be on th B> 'net at the same time apparently)...But the best part is, you'll get a B> transfer rate of 20Mbps...thats right 20 MEGS a SECOND...that's just at the B> start of the project, after they perfect it, they say top speeds will reach B> almost 40Mbps...They predict the project to be starting somtime next year, a B> have initially priced the Modem you'll need at $350-$400..Not bad fer a mode B> thats almost 40 times faster than a 33.6 courier..:) G> G> fuck me.. that's amazing.. we'll all need to have at least 5 gigs or so seei G> it would only take about 50 seconds to fill a gig :) G> B> B> heheh I know..... You'll never be able to download somthing that'll take B> longer than a minute (ie 6gigs or so) :)
warez will be soooooooooo much faster when this happens.. shit.. i'd upload a whole friggin CD to someone in 10 seconds :).. damn.. think of all the evil this could generate :)