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Date:      Sun, 17 Mar 1996 23:45:08 -0500 (EST)
From:      Wong <wong@rogerswave.ca>
To:        Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
Cc:        michael butler <imb@scgt.oz.au>, terry@lambert.org, hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Win32 (was:Re: Go SCSI! Big improvement...)
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.91.960317233916.7520B-100000@wong.rogerswave.ca>
In-Reply-To: <199603171905.MAA19746@phaeton.artisoft.com>

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On Sun, 17 Mar 1996, Terry Lambert wrote:

> 
>      Cable modems are almost 700 times faster than 14.4 modems and
>      nearly 80 times faster than ISDN connections. Cable modems do

Only problem is you are sharing this with thousand other ppl.

>      not require an extra phone line, and they eliminate the time and
>      potential trouble involved in dialing a service. Cable-based
>      Internet services offer an even richer multimedia experience than
>      CD-ROM technology, including real-time delivery and updating
>      of content. And cable offers a direct connection to the online
>      world--when you turn on the computer, you are on the network.
> 
> [ ... ]
> 
> 
>      Deployment of the @Home service will begin in 1996 in select

I am using it right now. it is $39 Cdn/month. got alot of problem
but this could be the ISP is too green

>      national markets, starting with Sunnyvale, Calif. The monthly
>      charge for @Home is expected to be $30-$50 for unlimited use of
>      basic services.
> 
				Ken



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