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To: Harry Larson who wrote (11108)	8/21/1998 6:30:00 PM
From: MileHigh	Respond to of 13594

I guess I was wrong about IP telephony....unless it is SUBSTANTIALLY less expensive...!? MileHigh Applying that same keep-it-simple reasoning, Pittman does not expect the personal computer to become either a television receiver or a replacement for the telephone. "They're not going to watch TV on their PC. There's already a TV in every home. It's very convenient," he said. "We have AOL Phone. It works perfectly fine, but we can't figure out how to make it more convenient than the phone is now. [Net telephony] is not going to be a big part of the future at AOL."

To: Harry Larson who wrote (11108)	8/21/1998 10:29:00 PM
From: Captain Jack	Respond to of 13594

Harry --- ONLY when it can be loaded faster than 56k and clicked through without being fully loaded. The main reason I use IBM as my ISP and Netscape is because those damn banners do not pop up. I hate CNNfn news as their header takes time to load before you can get to the subject..... they may not be quite so irritating when we run by cable or.....