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Subject: Re: [9fans] Essay: Is network transparency something bad?
From: "Skip Tavakkolian" <fst@centurytel.net>
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Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2002 12:43:44 -0400
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> 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.