Bob Shankie wrote in a message to Pratap Derrick:
BS> *** Quoting Pratap Derrick to Rick Collins dated 04-25-97
BS> *** 
>     And as I am the Nec for net 216 I will find out what
>     Kind of File transfer speeds the Local Internet can
>     handle...  I will be tickled Pink if I get some
>     50k transfers.. as it is now some times it drops
>     below 10k with a 28k8 connect...
> 
>     I really dont expect it to do much better ...
>     with a X2 connect..
> 
BS> 
BS> Just remember, the high speed transfer is TO you.
BS> From you is STILL only v34+. 
BS> 
BS> Now IF you also had a x2 server, then you could pass on file
BS> to your net at 56k as well.  But then you'd like be better
BS> off with ISDN connection to Inet and x2 just for your local
BS> nodes to download from.  But then if they wanted to provide
BS> x2 downloads for their users, then they'd have a digital
BS> line for x2 as well and so could likely do ISDN to you as
BS> well.  The ONLY ones who do not really need a digital
BS> connection is the END user .  
BS> Think about it .
BS> x2 does NOT appear to have all THAT long of a life before we
BS> ALL go ISDN or better (?).
    X2 or ISDN will do Us NO Good as long as the INET
    is Lagged..
    Thats my point!
   
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