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To: em who wrote (6135)	12/1/1997 5:40:00 PM
From: Francesco Paterno	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 13594

As I am long I want to share my good mood today with something I picked up on Internet: This is primarily meant for AOL Members, but I'm sure it'll apply to other Internet and Online addicts too. FELLOW AOL ADDICTS ! : ) YOU HAVE BEEN ON LINE.... Messages from AOL.... 1.) You have been online for 46 minutes. Do you want to stay online? Please respond within 10 min. or you will be logged off. 2.) You have been online for 92 minutes. Do you still want to stay online? Please respond within 10 min. or you will be logged off. 3.) You have been online for 135 minutes. Not to put any pressure on you, but there are other people in the world who would like to sign on. 4.) You DO realize that you have been online for 184 minutes, right? When was the last time you went outside? 5.) Ok, this is getting ridiculous. You have been online for 240 minutes. Frankly, you are starting to piss us off. If you sign off now, we will bring back your buddy list, ok? 6.) You have now been online for 360 minutes. We promised you unlimited time, we know, but can't you just finish up NOW and go read a good book? 7.) You have been online for 467 minutes. Do you remember your family members' names? 8.) You have been online for 513 minutes. Your spouse has left you and your dog is starving. Do you wish to remain online? 9.) You have been online for 724 minutes. Steve Case is coming over personally to kick your ass. 10.) You have been online 852 minutes. DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW MANY HOURS THAT IS? 11.) You have been online for 921 minutes. Do you realize that AOL averages 921 complaints per hour about busy phone lines? This is because of YOU, you loser! Now log off and go to bed!! 12.) You have been online for 1000 minutes. When AOL went unlimited, we didn't think you would take it literally, Now hang up before we go broke....

To: em who wrote (6135)	12/1/1997 7:53:00 PM
From: Steve Robinett	Respond to of 13594

Jim, >>Can anyone name the hardware manufacturers that are producing cable modems?<< Just guessing but I'd say the usual suspects probably make cable modems. As you point out, US Robotics (3Com), General Instruments, Motorola, Rockwell--all so big that cable modems contribute a very small percentage to their revenues. Are there any small, public companies that sell cable modem equipment to cable companies? In a broader sense, you're trying to find companies that will benefit from the enormous demand for more bandwidth, IMO, a good area to prospect in and one with a ton of small companies to weed through, some potential winners, most turkeys. Good ones are had to find. For examplk, there's an emerging protocol called "fibre channel," gig bandwidth for you LAN network, but there are also a large number of companies with offerings to impliment that standard. As yet, I haven't found one with enough of a proprietary edge to look like a flat out winner, though most will make a little money. Anyway, the demand for bandwidth is definitely worth looking into. Best, Steve