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From: "Skip Tavakkolian" <fst@centurytel.net>
To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: [9fans] Essay: Is network transparency something bad?
Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2002 12:43:44 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <ad0c84aea616dd795f4ee7ee68c40505@centurytel.net> (raw)

> Can one *really* say ``Hello'' over two cans connected by a string, though?

"Hello" as a metaphor for 9P, and a link of 64kbps (ISDN) or better,
the answer is yes.

Literally,  yes also;  here is the obligatory link-o-credibility:
http://www.howstuffworks.com/question410.htm

Mostly though, people say hello over a can of beer.



             reply	other threads:[~2002-10-24 16:43 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 22+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2002-10-24 16:43 Skip Tavakkolian [this message]
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2002-10-25  7:24 Fco.J.Ballesteros
2002-10-24 21:49 Skip Tavakkolian
2002-10-25  2:04 ` paurea
2002-10-24 17:54 rog
2002-10-24 18:40 ` Scott Schwartz
2002-10-24 19:05   ` Ronald G Minnich
2002-10-24 19:25     ` Dan Cross
2002-10-24 19:32       ` Scott Schwartz
2002-10-25 13:10     ` Boyd Roberts
2002-10-24 22:09 ` Steve Kilbane
2002-10-24 17:08 Russ Cox
2002-10-24 17:16 ` John Saylor
2002-10-25 11:44   ` Boyd Roberts
2002-10-25 12:08 ` Ram'on Garc'ia Fern'andez
2002-10-25 13:31   ` Boyd Roberts
2002-10-24 15:51 Ramon Garcia
2002-10-24 17:36 ` Dan Cross
2002-10-25  0:06   ` paurea
2002-10-25 14:40     ` Dan Cross
2002-10-24 15:09 Skip Tavakkolian
2002-10-24 18:58 ` Dan Cross

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