"Phil Kane" wrote ...

As you know, Arnie, when HQ calls they expect you to be there on the other
end. I thought that I was finished with that when I retired from the Feds
but my private-practice clients expected no less. You apparently never had
to download massive files. I frequently had to download 150-300 MB worth of
data bases or operating system updates from IBM - "fixpacks" which are
cumulative even though only 10-20 MB of files are changed in each round.
The difference between "56K" running at 40K and the near-T1 speed of a cable
modem download has to be seen to be appreciated. It makes the difference
between doing it overnight or doing it while I go get a cold drink from the
'fridge.
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I agree with what you are saying, Phil. I don't download large files very
often, so it's not a real issue for me. As to getting calls from higher
higher, that's what pagers are for :-))

Arnie -