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To: D. Long who wrote (41702)	5/1/2004 7:22:34 AM
From: Lane3	Respond to of 793933

I can listen to streaming audio with my dial up, although I don't often. I listen to college basketball games in season. Video, I agree, doesn't work. If I ever get to where I have an interest in streaming video, then I'll get a fatter pipe. Right now, while it may be exciting as a technology, I don't have any need for it. As for big downloads, well, they chug along in background. No big deal. I recently got all excited about the navigation system in a friend's new car. I had decided against that option when I bought my car six years ago because I didn't need it. I still don't need it. Would probably never use it after the initial rush of excitement. But for a few weeks after experiencing it, I wanted it really, really bad. Fortunately, the itch passed. A three second load time is as long or as short as we perceive it to be.