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To: Sam who wrote (6946)	1/22/1998 9:29:00 AM
From: IKM	Respond to of 13594

OT - If anyone needs a diversion: Subject 18973

To: Sam who wrote (6946)	1/22/1998 10:05:00 AM
From: Steve Robinett	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13594

Sam, <<It makes me laugh when bears say that AOL is using old, out-dated BBS technology.>> I don't see too many people complaining about the actual hardware AOL uses. Everyone knows they just spent a slug of money on new equipment. The "out-dated BBS technology" has to do with the way that hardware is used, namely as a dialup content provider, a la Prodigy & CompuServe. In the emerging wide-bandwidth world of cable modems, perhaps ADSL, perhaps also some wireless, the AOL POTS (Plain Old Telephone System) model has few places to go long-term. Best, -Steve BTW, thanks again for being the first to point out the upcoming AOL split. You were right on.