Joined: 08 Nov 2001 Posts: 4825 Location: Frankfurt / Europe
Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2003 2:46 am Post subject: Internet speed record smashed
Quote:(CNN)-- Offering a glimpse of a faster digital future, researchers announced they have set a new Internet speed record.
Scientists at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center used fiber-optic cables to transfer 6.7 gigabytes of data -- the equivalent of two DVD movies -- across 6,800 miles in less than a minute.
The team was able to transfer uncompressed data at 923 megabits per second for 58 seconds from Sunnyvale, California, to Amsterdam, Netherlands. That's about 3,500 times faster than a typical Internet broadband connection.
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2003 5:10 pm Post subject: (0(O(O(O(O(O(O(O(O(O(O(O(O(
I once hitch hiked from Portland Oregon to Anadarko Oklahoma in 3 days!!!!
and just this morning I got my kids dressed and fed, drove them into town for school, stopped for a coffe to go, dropped off a letter at the post and drove back home all in less than two hours!!
so....needless to say, I'm not all that impressed..
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