At 0:12 -0500, 2/2/03, (the pickle) observed:
> They tend to bog down pretty badly on dialups; trying to share a dialup
> connection among multiple computers results in frustration for everyone :(
>
> Next time you get a chance to surf at 9600 bps, or even 14400 bps,
>try loading
> anything on the WWW (except for very lightweight sites like S6H, the FAQ, or
> Mark's FPM site) and you'll see what I mean :)
>
> (Says the guy who spent two weeks at 9600 bps over Christmas
>because he had to
> use his Bluetooth-enabled cell fone for dialup.)
Well, I've got five - two 8500s and three 6100s on one dialup, never
having had the luxury of anything else.
Beats what I had before.
----One computer on dialup. Nobody else could access the web. They
were not happy. :- {
.-)
Paul
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