![]() On my new cable connection, it was a fifteen minute download. ![]() (I don't even think it is available on CD-ROM.) And the file is 30 megabytes! Over a modem connection this is at the very least two hours, and more likely three or four, and you better have software that can take up a download where it left off after an accidental disconnect. I just bought Nisus Writer 6 and downloaded it over the Net. But for most of the population, today's cable or DSL is "fast".Īnd for most applications, it is a blessing compared to a modem connection. In a few years, a download speed of 500 K per second will be laughable. ![]() "Fast Internet" is of course a time-limited term, like many such. It is faster, and it is connected all the time, that is all they need to know. Actually Steve Jobs expresses the opinion that it makes more sense to just call it "fast Internet," since to most folks "broadband" makes as much sense as "TCP/IP" or "Ethernet", that is to say it makes no sense. "Broadband" Internet is slowly spreading over the world, taking root in the urban areas first. ![]() ![]() The Usefulness Of Net Speed & How To Get It For The Mac The Mac Observer Express Daily Newsletter ![]()
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