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to: CHARLIE WATERS
from: O. DAVID SALERY
date: 1996-09-22 18:42:00
subject: Re: Comment 9/8/96 4:42 PM

-> 16MB/ram and 28.8 or 33.6 modem. Will this improve my capabliblty on the
-> internet? Right now I have a 386sx 33#MHz 2MB/ram.
CW> 
CW> Hi Marques...
CW> 
CW> Actually that is really loaded question.  The improved CPU / Memory /
CW> Modem speed will help your Internet browser quite signifigantly,
CW> however, your connection to the Internet is usually the point where
CW> things bottleneck.  If you are now having unusually long lag times or
CW> somewhat restricted data flows, these will only tend to become more
CW> noticable, however on the other hand, if you have a really good ISP
CW> with lots of bandwidth and a small number of hops to the Internet
CW> Backbone, you should see a marked improvement.
Actually, it depends on how far ahead he moves of the computer and how many 
places he'll go to with out letting the computer fully process everything.  
But overall....YES!!
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