So, COM on Unix is definitely tactical. Your article reflects the reality revealed during the trial. Having just set up a WAN using a combination of T1 and 64-Kbps circuits, I can relate to all the issues he addressed. I have argued with our frame relay service provider on pricing and service, and still cannot understand how it establishes pricing. I think the bandwidth pricing Willis discussed in the article is reasonable.
Local telcos have to join in and lower pricing on their loops.
Art Wittmann, let's get the facts straight. Consider the market. With more than 20 million Token-Ring nodes installed, Token Ring is anything but dead. Adapter sales increased in 1997 by 16 percent, according to IDC research, while switching ports grew by 98 percent, according to the Del'Oro Group. This is fact, not opinion.