Word: 56k
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URL/DOWNLOAD @ 56K www.algore2000.com 55 seconds...
...URL/DOWNLOAD @ 56K] www.georgewbush.com 26 seconds...
...URL/DOWNLOAD @ 56K] www.edole.org 18 seconds...
...microwave towers that brings phone service to millions of Americans in remote spots like mountainous Leadville can barely transmit at speeds of 28.8 kilobits per second or less--assuming they can dial up a local Internet service at all. Meanwhile, much of the country has moved up to 56K modems or adopted one of the new broadband telephone and cable-company services that bring the Net to homes and businesses up to 100 times as fast. And the gap between online haves and have-nots appears to be widening...
...talking about an hour to download a game over a 56K modem, so it's no easy task," says Kevin Hause, a gaming analyst with tech experts IDT. "But these games are expensive. Compared with MP3, the desire to do this is greater." And the opportunity, despite the risk of felony prosecution, is growing. Illegally copied games sites are proliferating so fast that stamping them out is akin to "playing wack-a-mole at the county fair," says Kathlene Karg, one of the IDSA investigators who raided McLaughlin's operation. Case in point: the IDSA managed to shut down...