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to: HOLGER GRANHOLM
from: TONY LANGDON
date: 2016-04-25 15:07:00
subject: Re: roll up (we`ve got ev

-=> Holger Granholm wrote to Tony Langdon <=-

 HG> You have to remember, that when those standards were set, most
 HG> communication was via POTS, and the transfer was at 300 or 1200 cps.

That is true, but I could understand something like 80 characters, but 25?  I
must know a lot more long winded people that most! :D

 HG> Every character took its own time to be transferred, and your phone
 HG> bill grew with the time on the trunk line, except perhaps for local
 HG> calls.

 HG> I've been there!

Me too. :)


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