On Wednesday, January 8, 2003, at 03:23 PM, Kevin Stevens wrote: >> similarly, your 784kbps (or worse) Cable or DSL connection isn't going >> to be saturated by a single computer, regardless of your browsing >> habits). > > Not true. My DSL connection is capped at 1.2 Mb, and I am therefore > limited to 150KB/sec downloads. My internal network and drive speed > could > handle a much (probably 100x depending on which computer it is) faster > connection. In fact, I was downloading BMW films last night at my > standard 150KB/sec, and copying them back out over the network to my > file > server at the same time. The DSL connection was the overwhelming > bottleneck in the process.
many (if not most) internet SERVERS won't even handle 150KB/s transfers. I'm sitting on a 1.5Mbps T1 line right now. I don't get anything like a "standard" 150KB/s. Nor have I on any other T1 or T3 I've ever been privvy to using. Hell, my personal co-located web server is sitting on a multihomed T3 connection in Dallas, and I'm on a 1.5Mbps T1, and I can only expect between 20-45kbps reliably, and peaks around 75. Unless you're sitting ON one of the internet backbones, the Internet itself is the overwhelming bottleneck. > Ok. As said before, our experiences differ. None of this speaks to my > original point, which is that it's disappointing to not have USB 2 on a > machine that prides itself on its interoperability. you mentioned that I'm not looking hard enough to find any USB 2.0 cameras. Care to point one out? -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
