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To: qdog who wrote (7842)	2/1/1998 6:37:00 PM
From: JMD	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 152472

pooch, you haven't growled back to my earlier post, so your punishment is one more question. (Couldn't play today either, monsoon in Northern California, AT&T cancelled at Pebble Beach--Surfer Mike has cabin fever :( I understand that fiber optic cable can blow more stuff at faster speeds than anything anywhere. Please explain, though, why I keep hearing that the satellite constellations on the drawing boards (say Cyberstar) will be able to deliver blistering internet speed to the home, and very quick uplink from the home. Is there something special about wireless data transmitted from a bird to a dish (or vice versa) than wireless data from cell phone to base station? Man, I can't wait for some dry weather--probably have to clear the course of women and children and will shoot a 138 or something but this is getting frustrating! Regards, Mike Doyle

To: qdog who wrote (7842)	2/1/1998 9:00:00 PM
From: Dan Ross	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 152472

The bigger question is When will the general public allow someone to come into their neighborhood and dig up the copper? Your concept is VERY EXPENSIVE.....The only way for the "true" digital revolution to occur though in the U.S. One concept that is easily applicable is Apartment complexes....Run fiber into the complex and connect everyone to the network.....Now that is the complex of the next generation.... Dan Ross

To: qdog who wrote (7842)	2/4/1998 9:19:00 PM
From: Jim Lurgio	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

Qdog, I could not resist laying this one on you. Jim Bill Gates died in a car accident. Arriving at the pearly gates, he finds himself being sized up by St. Peter. "Well, Bill, I'm really confused on this call; I'm not sure whether to send you to Heaven or Hell. After all, you enormously helped society by putting a computer in almost every home in America, yet you also created that ghastly Windows '95. I'm going to do something I've never done before..... I'm going to let you decide where you want to go." "So what's the difference between the two?" Bill asked. St. Peter said, "I could let you visit both places briefly, if it will help your decision." "Fine! Where should I go first?" "You decide." "Okay then," said Bill, "Let's try Hell first.." So Bill Gates went to Hell. It was a beautiful, clean, sandy beach with clear waters and lots of bikini-clad women running around, playing in the water, laughing and frolicking about. The sun was shining; the temperature perfect. He was very pleased. "This is great!" he told St. Peter. "If this is hell, I'd REALLY like to see heaven!" "Fine," said St. Peter, and off they went. Heaven was a place high in the clouds, with angels drifting about, playing harps and singing. It was nice, but nothing like Hell. It didn't take long for Bill to reach his decision. "I think I prefer Hell," he told St. Peter. So Bill Gates went to Hell. Two weeks later, St. Peter decided to check on the late billionaire to see how he was doing in Hell. When he got there, he found Bill, shackled to a wall, screaming amongst hot flames in a dark cave, being burned and tortured by demons. "How's everything going?" he asked Bill Gates. His voice filled with anguish and disappointment, Bill responded, "this is awful! This is nothing like the Hell I visited two weeks ago! I can't believe this is happening! What happened to that other place, with the beautiful beaches, the scantily-clad women playing in the water?" "Oh, that was a demo," replied St. Peter. "This is the release version."