> My own opinion is that it won't be too long before slow connections will be
> so obsolete that changing the underlying database engines for them now would
> be more trouble than it's worth. I realize that in the US slow connections
> may not be as much a problem as other places around the world, but I still
> think that digital communications will be replacing all analog in the near
> enough future not to warrant too much concern about it. It doesn't do much
> for the people who have to rely on it now, though, but it's like saying
> there are still people using 16 bit operating systems so we should stay
> "compatible" with them.

I wish I could agree. In the United Kingdom it looks as if
it will be some years before we even get reliable 64k
connections. I am still having to use an Analogue line to
connect to Britsh Telecom because they can't provide an ISDN
dial in, and ADSL in this area is a pipe dream. Perhaps I
should pay for my own fiber link. ( £30k+ )

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