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To: Carl R. who wrote (7138)	4/13/1999 9:11:00 PM
From: Jaknik2	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 17679

Not Trying to be a Wet Blanket but... Is there some new technology on the near horizon that makes streaming video high quality over telephone lines using service providers such as AOL or MSN possible without major upgrades? Face it, most of the time RealAudio and other similar firms'streaming and audio "broadcasts" are of poor quality due to network congestion and constant buffering. I'm just curious and I believe folks in Silicon Valley may have a good answer. BTW, I am long on Ampex.........loved their tape players from "a few year back"!

To: Carl R. who wrote (7138)	4/13/1999 11:38:00 PM
From: Alan Cassaro	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 17679

>>>They revealed their strategy, a global internet tv network. <<<<< I agree that the news is great and important. I spend 3 or 4 hours a day watching A&E alone (Quincy, Law and Order, Biography, Investigative Reports). But of course, the word ÒglobalÓ is redundant. Everything on the internet is global. This POST is global. EdÕs just learning the ÒlingoÓ. For a guy whoÕs never touched a computer, heÕs now got a lot of people working for him who do..... al