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Net Environmentalism
Having read Maggie Canon's column on cable modems ("Cable Ready," March '96, page 21), I must comment on the Internet's precarious future. The Internet is currently growing at an unheard-of rate. Unless something is done fast to increase the bandwidth of the Internet's backbones, data transfer will soon slow to a crawl -- no matter how fast your connection is!
Cable companies may say that cable modems will be ready in the next year or two, but there will be huge installation problems. My guess is that the cable modem is a little further off than you may think.
To everyone out there who's making Web pages: Keep your file sizes down, and go easy on the server push! No one likes waiting to see a page, so keep the fancy graphics and pictures small or compress them. Remember that JPEG is your friend. As the number of users increases, the Internet's bandwidth is becoming a precious commodity -- so conserve it!
