At 14:07 1/3/96 -0800, Peter Monta wrote:

I'm skeptical about cable modems---few cable providers have adequate return paths, and everyone competes for the downlink bandwidth. Broadcast is not the right architecture.

I would be skeptical too, but the cable modems I reviewed in a marketing research focus group were from HP. My view of HP's reputation is that when they claim their equipment does something, it does. Does anyone want to offer counter examples? ----------------------------------------------------------------- Bill Frantz Periwinkle -- Computer Consulting (408)356-8506 16345 Englewood Ave. frantz@netcom.com Los Gatos, CA 95032, USA