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To: TimF who wrote (107684)	8/17/2000 7:40:00 PM
From: Tony Viola	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Tim, >With some sites it would not be because of an illusion but because of peek demand vs. average demand. It might occasionally need many times the average throughput, so if the server is bought to meet projected peek demand, it will be mostly idle much of the time even if the projections are accurate. May be something like most cars having an engine that will take it to 100 mph, but the car sits turned off most of the time. Tony

To: TimF who wrote (107684)	8/17/2000 8:12:02 PM
From: Joe NYC	Respond to of 186894

Tim, With some sites it would not be because of an illusion but because of peek demand vs. average demand. It might occasionally need many times the average throughput, so if the server is bought to meet projected peek demand, it will be mostly idle much of the time even if the projections are accurate. In the real world, the companies that bother with things like making profit are staffed / have equipment to somehow make it through the peak, causing only a reasonable level of annoyance to their customers. Does the news stand at the train station have 50 Pakistani sales people ready for the rush hour? Probably not. Do sports arenas have 20,000 toilets to be able to handle the peak? probably not. I personally would not mind 30 second delay after I hit "submit" at the end of my on-line order. Especially if the laws of economics worked in the online ordering, meaning if I was asked to pay 100% surcharge for 1 second delay vs. 30 second delay. Joe