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jjs@dostoevsky.ucr.edu (Joe Sloan) wrote:


>>Well considering the fact that it would have to dial up through a
>>modem, I think it's a pretty good bet you would notice if the "no"
>>button transmitted information.

>I hate to have to point out the obvious, but wouldn't you have to 
>"dial up through a modem" every time you want to connect to MSN?

>sounds like plenty of opportunity to "dribble" the data over time.

>Just keeping you intellectually honest...

If anyone remembers, when Prodigy first came out, the EXACT same
concerns were voiced.  Since Prodigy was the first product (well,
first widespread IBM product) that reduced telecommunications to a
<ahem> "slick" graphical interface, everyone was amazed... THEN
someone realized that they couldn't tell WHAT the hell their modem was
doing while those pretty screens were flashing by...

As I recall, the scare kept up for a good 2 weeks or so, until someone
from Prodigy finally pointed out that with the company pulling in
$15mil a month, they really didn't give a damn about your hard drive.
;-)