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Dates: during 1990-1999
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What it boils down to is this. Netizens are sick of the World Wide Wait. We know the Internet isn't living up to its potential. Most of us would junk our 56K modems in a Palo Alto minute for a viable, affordable high-speed link to our home. But which pipe will we choose? Cable? Telephone? Wireless? Satellite? No one knows for sure, and Microsoft and AOL--both of whose businesses depend on the answer--are at pains to appear neutral in the coming shakeout. "We're pipe agnostic," says Microsoft vice president Brad Chase. Which actually means they...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Broadband On Trial | 6/7/1999 | See Source »

Unfortunately, the DISHPlayer still relies on a telephone line--and a sluggish 56K modem--for the WebTV component. But soon users will be able to get selected, enhanced Web pages (with audio clips, say) beamed down from the satellite at way-faster-than-modem speeds...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: My Neighbor's Dish | 6/7/1999 | See Source »

...URL/DOWNLOAD @ 56K] www.billbradley.com 28 seconds...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tangled Web | 4/19/1999 | See Source »

...URL/DOWNLOAD @ 56K] www.gopatgo2000.com 92 seconds...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tangled Web | 4/19/1999 | See Source »

...URL/DOWNLOAD @ 56K] www.forbes2000.com 43 seconds...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tangled Web | 4/19/1999 | See Source »

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