AboutLinux.com: $oftware Rental | Linux Today

AboutLinux.com: $oftware Rental

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Nov 12, 1999

[ Thanks to Bill
Henning
for this link. ]

“The average user is still surfing with a 28.8kbps modem; a
lucky few have cable or ADSL access at 500kpbs to 3mbps; but with
net congestion users are lucky to see half of their potential
bandwidth.”

StarOffice, one of the “leaner” office suites weighs in at
approximately 120Mb once it is installed. Microsoft Office can take
over 500Mb installed.

“How long would it take to download?”

Complete
Story

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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