Re: 923 Mbps across the Ocean ...

[Andy Dills <andy () xecu net>]

On Fri, 7 Mar 2003, Richard A Steenbergen wrote:

> On Fri, Mar 07, 2003 at 02:57:22PM -0500, Eric Germann wrote:
> > http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/internet/03/07/speed.record/index.html
> >
> > Comments folks?
>
> I can only hope that the researchers actually spent $2000-$4000 on moving
> the gigabit of data, pocketed the rest, and are now living in a tropical
> foreign country with lots and lots of drugs and women, because anything
> else would just be too sad for me to contemplate.

Maybe that's why the two endpoints are LA and Amsterdam?

Neither is tropical, but they have plenty of drugs and women.

Andy

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