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To: Thomas Haegin who wrote (5854)	11/30/1997 9:46:00 AM
From: High-Tech East	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 64865

"Barron's" feature article about 3COM and the cable-modem business in this week's issue dated December 1, 1997 It looks like there will be large and fast paced growth for cable-modem hook ups to the web. Apparently, 3COM may yet capitalize on their US Robotics purchase. There are only 50,000 users hooked up to the internet via cable modems. They do not say whether this is U.S. only or worldwide, probably just U.S. "... And that doesn't factor in the blow-your-hair-back experience of fast access. According to the December issue of Windows Magazine, downloading a 10 megabyte file with today's best 56-kilobit telephone modem took 30 minutes, under ideal circumstances. With ISDN, service ... the download took just over 10 minutes. On a T-1 phone line, which costs $500-1,000 a month, the download took 52 seconds. And on a $40-a-month cable modem service, the file download was less than 27 seconds." The technician from MediaOne, who installed my cable modem, told me that he recently did an installation at the home of a local Bell-Atlantic executive, who said that an ISDN or T-1 connection was not being used because a cable modem was faster and a lot cheaper. I do not know that this is true, but it sure is interesting. I subscribe to Barron's, but besides picking up a copy at the newstand, you might try the Dow Jones web page for the combined Wall Street Journal and Barron's. I bet you can get a free short term trial subscription. Try barrons.com. I do not hold any 3COM stock. Ken Wilson