Re: Airplane crashing into Atlanta-NAP

[Todd Graham Lewis <lists () reflections mindspring com>]

On Sat, 26 Oct 1996, Michael Dillon wrote:

> The only joke here is that some people think that the Internet exchange in
> a city the size and importance of Atlanta can be adequately housed on the
> 5th story of an office building. 
>
> I could understand it if Atlanta had 20 or 30 exchange points, but when
> there is only one exchange the city deserves better than a mickey-mouse
> 5th floor operation.

If anyone is interested in setting up an alternative Atlanta NAP, I have 
a very spacious first-floor apartment which I am more than happy to 
volunteer to the effort.  It's even somewhat sunk below ground level, and 
I think my neighbors wouldn't mind the occassional running of a generator.

I've already got 10MB/s, which puts the Northside-Circle-NAP on par with 
MAE-NY, right?

499 Northside Circle
Apt 414
Atlanta, GA

Colo space is $49/month for the kitchen, $69 for the living room.  In 
light of the objections raised by Mr. Dillon, upstairs space (aka., 
"Todd's Bedroom") is cheaper at $29, and the shower can be yours for a 
mere $19.95 per month!

Initial incoming bandwidth is 128k, meaning we're already faster than the 
orig. NSF backbone!

Sign up now, space is very limited.

As for geographical diversity, a fellow engineer who lives about a 
quarter-mile down the road just said he, too, has free rack space with a 
similar setup.  However, since his is a second-floor apartment, he's 
going to undercut my pricing.  Bastard!

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