>>You speed demon, you. :) I started at 300bps. Not acoustic, though. Not quite that old...
>
>Imagine that 300 bps then is equal to a 56Kbps today
>Imagine that 1200/2400 bps then is equal to DSL/Cable today
>
>Think about where we'll be in another 10 years.
>
>Fiber Optic connections with average rates measured in Mbps or Gbps.
>
>Past: 1.6 Mhz - 8 Mhz
>Now: 600 Mhz - 800 Mhz
>Near Future: 1 - 1.5 Ghz
>10 Years: ???

Michael,

That Near Future should be here just about now.:-) I've seen ads for 1 ghz processors.