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To: geoffrey Wren who wrote (4337)	1/6/1998 3:23:00 PM
From: Ian@SI	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10921

Geoff, re:Do $3,000 machines really surf faster than $1,000 machines? In my experience, Yes, much faster. As I'm not a "techie", I don't know why, I just know what I've experienced by upgrading to a machine with fast cache, fast video memory and a fast video card as well as lots of SDRAM. Compared to a machine without these features and using exactly the same modem through the same service provider, relative speed was faster by what seemed to be an order of magnitude. Getting a new screen of information is normally instantaneous. That had never been the case with the old machine. Re Cable Modems: As I understand this technology, users will share about 500KB of bandwidth. This will be fine so long as the number of users remains low. If the whole neighbourhood joins in, forget it, you'll pay more to get less. One of the xDSLs or the "magic" that Nortel has implemented in Europe or is trialling in NYC offers more promise IMO. Best wishes, Ian.