[Pydotorg-redesign] Simplify and prioritize (fwd)
Roy Smith
roy at panix.com
Sat Aug 9 14:18:35 EDT 2003
>> So turn this into content ... 33.6 kbit/s = practically maybe 2
>> kbyte/s
>> allowing for some communications lag. So you appear to think 60k is an
>> upper limit on content?
Is 33.6k dialup really a valid yardstick to measure by? I know POTS
modem is still what 90% of the general population uses, but we're
aiming at a technical audience, not the general population. My guess
is most of our audience has DSL or Cable at home and/or T1 or better in
the office. In any case, I'd certainly use 56k as the number for dial
bandwidth (line noise knocks you down a bit, compression buys you a bit
more, figure the two are a wash overall).
I'm certainly not a fan of bloated web pages that take forever to load,
but at least we should be realistic about what bandwidth we've got
available.
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