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Julian Hall wrote: > FYI :) > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/5123118.stm > > > > Quote: Adrian Hosford of BT said: "It would be possible to use the cafe's computers to download in less than 15 minutes a file the equivalent size of the DVD version of the Encyclopaedia Britannica, with its 19,000 illustrations, 629 audio and video clips and 100,000 articles. "A standard broadband connection would typically take in excess of five hours." ---------------------- So to download a Debian mirror would still take a couple of hours. :-) Is the 100Mbit via satellite or fibre? Surely if it's Satellite the latency would still be higher than a good cable / dsl connection - i.e. not much cop for internet gaming. Rob -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html