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Post by hydrophilic on Mar 28, 2015 15:13:49 GMT
So some friends and I were having a discussion about "classic" (copper) data lines versus "modern" (fiber) data lines. (FYI, we were comparing T3 to OC3)
It may be different in your country, but in the US, a T1 is known to handle 64K*24 = 1536K (about 1.5M) bits per second.
Also in the US, a T3 is well-known (well, if you are a computer geek). Anyway, you would *think* it would be 3x the capacity of a T1... but my recollections from the telecommunications industry (about a decade old now) seems it was somehow different.
Anyway, I did a Google search for T3, and specifically narrowed down the criteria to "telecommunications acronyms". And here is the BEST ANSWER ON EARTH:
Roll on the floor laughing 
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Post by VDC 8x2 on Mar 28, 2015 23:44:24 GMT
lol!
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Post by robertb on Mar 29, 2015 6:25:57 GMT
On Mar 28, 2015 8:13:49 GMT -7 hydrophilic said: > Also in the US, a T3 is well-known... When I saw the title of this topic, I thought it was about the Terminator 3 movie.  An o.k. movie, especially when you see the Commodore at its end, Robert Bernardo Fresno Commodore User Group www.dickestel.com/fcug.htmJuly 18-19 Commodore Vegas Expo v11 - www.portcommodore.com/commvex |
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Post by hydrophilic on Mar 30, 2015 8:06:56 GMT
I remember how the original Terminator movie had 6502 code scrolling on screen as the cyborg was performing "analysis". I don't recall anything Commodore-specific in Terminator 3... except maybe those computers in the abandoned NORAD (?) facility were similar to PETs ? Do tell... would hate to miss a good commie reference |
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Post by robertb on Mar 31, 2015 0:55:18 GMT
hydrophilic said: > I don't recall anything Commodore-specific in Terminator 3... except maybe those computers in the > abandoned NORAD (?) facility were similar to PETs ? Yes, there was at least one Commodore PET computer in the facility. FCUG celebrating 33 years, Robert Bernardo Fresno Commodore User Group www.dickestel.com/fcug.htmJuly 18-19 Commodore Vegas Expo v11 - www.portcommodore.com/commvex |
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Post by hydrophilic on Apr 1, 2015 6:53:11 GMT
I haven't seen T3 in a while, but glad you confirm there were PET(s) in the final NORAD scene... so I am not TOTALLY crazy (just mostly) |
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