[gurps] Re: Internet on blue planet and like worlds

[Jeff Wilson]

> From: "Onno Meyer" <Onno.Meyer at gmx.de>
> The difference between that and the internet as we know it is simply a 
> matter of scale and search engines. But to provide a wealth of content, 
> you need people who write it to start with! 
> 
> I believe the limiting factor will be content producers, not bandwidth. By
> the time you have a Blue Planet Wikipedia, the hardware will be no 
> problem any more.

Historically, bandwidth has always lagged behind *desired* content. Even 
today, high quality video phones aren't feasible without expensive 
dedicated links. Telepresence and other bulk surveillance will expand to 
fill any reasonable capacity shared bandwidth.

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Jeff Wilson - jwilson at io.com
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