Peter, at 01:26 on Dec 23 1996, you wrote to John Piper ...

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PO> You need to have an exceptional line to manage a 33.6 
PO> connect. I have managed to connect to a friend in the same 
PO> suburb repeatedly and farily reliably (for such a high speed) 
PO> at this speed. However, one need to consider whether or not 
PO> it is worth the trouble for the tiny bit of extra bandwidth.

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Tiny?  

600-700 cps faster is better than a blow on the head with a blunt instrument!

David
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