Subj : ...and we can't get on the web
To   : All
From : August Abolins
Date : Fri Nov 10 2000 05:30 am

Here's something I planned to post earlier, but I had my own 
personal internet connection problems.

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Embedded Technology.com  Newsletter  -- http://www.embeddedtechnology.com
Volume 2   Issue 71 Monday, October 30, 2000
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(FROM the EDITOR)

I have to believe God has a sense of humor. This week I journeyed into New York 
city to check out the Internet World trade show at the Jacob Javits Convention 
Center. Less than two hours into the show, a number of exhibitors suddenly 
panicked when they lost their Internet connections. "Can you believe
this?" lamented one marketing exec as he tried in vain to re-establish a 
connection. "We're at an Internet show and we can't get on the web." Yeah, I 
could believe it, as could anyone who spends a significant amount of time in 
cyberspace. The information super highway is evolving nicely, as
are the machines we use to cruise it. But let's face it folks, the on-ramps we 
use to access it could use some major renovations. I'm sure the exhibitors 
didn't find that fact the least bit funny, but me and God
had a good chuckle.

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