Forwarded message:
INTEL INTRODUCES TECHNOLOGY TO SURF THE WEB FASTER
January 19, 1998 Web posted at: 9:35 p.m. EST (0235 GMT)
HILLSBORO, Oregon (AP) -- The World Wide Wait may be over.
Computer chip giant Intel on Monday announced a way for Internet surfers to download images twice as fast over regular phone lines without any special equipment or software -- but it will add about $5 to monthly access fees.
The technology called Quick Web is installed on the computers called servers that Internet services use to store and relay data. The combination of Intel hardware and special software compresses all the graphic images that are piped through the server, boosting access speed.
"The more pictures on the screen, the faster it is," said Dave Preston, Internet marketing manager for Intel.
[text deleted] ____________________________________________________________________ | | | The most powerful passion in life is not love or hate, | | but the desire to edit somebody elses words. | | | | Sign in Ed Barsis' office | | | | _____ The Armadillo Group | | ,::////;::-. Austin, Tx. USA | | /:'///// ``::>/|/ http://www.ssz.com/ | | .', |||| `/( e\ | | -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- Jim Choate | | ravage@ssz.com | | 512-451-7087 | |____________________________________________________________________|