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A carrier pigeon can be faster than the internet

To: Dave Torr <>, L&L Knight <>
Subject: A carrier pigeon can be faster than the internet
From: Peter Shute <>
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2009 08:49:33 +1000
True, and I'm betting the pigeon was carrying a virus.

Dave Torr wrote on Friday, 11 September 2009 8:28 AM:

> But there are no Peregrines on the net to kill the messenger!
>
> 2009/9/11 L&L Knight <>
>
>> Winston carried a 4 GB memory stick 100 km faster than it could be
>> transmitted over the net in Durban
>>
>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8248056.stm
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