Posted by Greg on November 15, 2000, at 21:45:02
In reply to Re: It takes forever..., posted by Racer on November 15, 2000, at 19:54:44
I switched to a cable modem about 2 years ago and if I had to go back to a regular modem connection, I would go crazy...er. DSLs are a good option if you don't have a cable modem service (like ATT@home) in your area. My company is developing the next wave of Bluetooth wireless modems which are going to put everything else to shame. Ain't technology grand?
And I find "no, not really" to be a viable answer for many situations. "Sir, did you know you were going 30 miles over the speed limit?" No, not really....
> That's why Dr Bob archives them periodically. Other than that, there's not much to be done. One problem is that everything stops for the Java applet to run, but then it's just a function of your modem connections speed. Most of the time, your speed is limited by your modem, but if you have static on your telephone line, or the servers between yours and his are especially busy or the connection is rerouted through Timbuktu (you wouldn't know this as you're loading the page), the speed will slow down some.
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> This is, after all, Psycho-social-BABBLE, so I had to fill out the answer beyond "no, not really..."
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> (One possible answer would be for Dr Bob to switch the newest messages to the top of the board, so that they download FIRST, rather than last. That's up to him, though, and since he modified the script to run this way, my bet is he won't change it back without good reason.
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