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Krusher · « **on:** March 07, 2003, 11:55:20 PM »

The MMOG that this kind of speed would produce

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.

http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/internet/03/07/speed.record/index.html

FACT BOX
The data was sent via fiber-optic cables from Sunnyvale, California, to Chicago, Illinois. From Chicago, the data was relayed to Geneva, Switzerland, and from there on to Amsterdam, Netherlands. The information traveled the 6,800 miles in less than a minute.

Russian · « **Reply #1 on:** March 08, 2003, 12:08:43 AM »

Now we need faster and bigger HD

mason22 · « **Reply #2 on:** March 08, 2003, 12:30:34 AM »

seems like the pipe would not be the limit, rather the sending and recieving hardware? no?

hawk220 · « **Reply #3 on:** March 08, 2003, 12:32:41 AM »

maybe they could hook up WWII online to this....naahh.. they'd still prolly have lag.

Raubvogel · « **Reply #4 on:** March 08, 2003, 12:33:02 AM »

For cripes sake, think of the porn men! think of the porn!

Ping · « **Reply #5 on:** March 08, 2003, 03:30:47 AM »

Raub why you want to look at Men in porn?