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To: steve h who wrote (42421)	12/16/1997 5:07:00 PM
From: gnuman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Business Week, Can Andy Grove keep profits up in an era of cheap PCs? businessweek.com

To: steve h who wrote (42421)	12/16/1997 6:04:00 PM
From: Srini	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Steve: I have no way of accurately estimating the download speed except by anecdotal comparison to the T1 line I have at my office. Even though the T1 is supposed to have peak speed of 1.5 Megabps,the time it takes me to download a large (8 megabyte) file is more or less the same at home or at work (a few minuites). ( The T1 line probably gets somewhat slower due to heavy traffic during the workday). DirecPC has a half price option ($19.95/month) if you are willing to limit your peak download speed to 200 kbps.( You still need to have an ISP and modem for the uploads).A fringe benefit is a continuous scrolling stock ticker and/or sports ticker which is an "always on" feature and does not require you log on to your ISP first. direcpc.com Srini.