On Sat, Oct 19, 2002 at 12:00:11PM -0700, Roger wrote:
> > Did I figure this right? It seems awfully long? I would have estimated 
> > 10 hours based on experience with smaller downloads.
> 
> try:
> total bits / modem bps= total seconds
> (28MB * 8) / 28800 = 7777.78
> 
> 7777.78/(60*60)=2.16 hours

(filesize * (8 + start bit + stop bit) + protocol overhead) / total seconds

Protocol overhead is a good question.  It varies, but PPP and HTTP are not
huge overhead really, especially once you factor PPP packet compression.
Still, best case you're looking at ten bits per byte.

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<Knghtbrd> Even with overbrights, Quake's color palette is full of dull,
           flat colors
<LordHavoc> knghtbrd: quake's palette is very vibrant unless you use gamma
            correction
<LordHavoc> well actually I agree, it's nowhere near as vibrant as Unreal
<Deek> Q3 on the other hand...NEON.
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