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Mon 30/07/01 at 18:01
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I know I only seem to use this forum for cuting and pasting news articles... But this is entertaining... honest :)

'The UK government's e-science programme has just given birth to one reasonably ambitious project: a better version of the internet.

Eight universities will be at the heart of a network to help scientists rise above the inadequacies of the world wide web as a medium for exchanging information.

The eight regional centres will be based at universities in Belfast, Cambridge, Cardiff, Londons Imperial College, Manchester, Newcastle, Oxford and Southampton.

A spokesman for Southampton University said the network is being designed to make sharing information and resources across disciplines and across continents faster and easier than anyone previously thought possible within a global information system.'
Thu 02/08/01 at 17:37
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With just 8 Univertaties connected, are they just not designing a high speed WAN????????????????????????????
Thu 02/08/01 at 14:44
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"Eric The Half A Bee"
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Andrew Hunt wrote:
> Maybe they are trialing IPv6

lol... aye, sounds about right :)
Tue 31/07/01 at 10:17
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Maybe they are trialing IPv6
Tue 31/07/01 at 03:18
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"Eff, you see, kay?"
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This basically means they are going to either:

a) Invent a new compression standard over phone lines

b) Re-invent the modem

c) Try to raise the phone line data transfer speed

or

d) Badger BT and Telewest to get their *ahems* in gear and install broadband everywhere.
Mon 30/07/01 at 18:01
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"Eric The Half A Bee"
Posts: 5,347
I know I only seem to use this forum for cuting and pasting news articles... But this is entertaining... honest :)

'The UK government's e-science programme has just given birth to one reasonably ambitious project: a better version of the internet.

Eight universities will be at the heart of a network to help scientists rise above the inadequacies of the world wide web as a medium for exchanging information.

The eight regional centres will be based at universities in Belfast, Cambridge, Cardiff, Londons Imperial College, Manchester, Newcastle, Oxford and Southampton.

A spokesman for Southampton University said the network is being designed to make sharing information and resources across disciplines and across continents faster and easier than anyone previously thought possible within a global information system.'

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