----- Original Message ----- > Level 3 is functioning not only as a transport provider for smaller > content providers, but also as an aggregated negotiation service, > though in this case the content provider, Netflix, is big enough to > matter. (Some years ago, when they were DVDs by mail only, it was > estimated that they had a bandwidth about 1/3 that of the total (US?) > internet, just with slightly higher latency) (or significantly lower > latency, if you were still on modems.)
A station wagon full of magtape, yes. Henry Spencer? I recently calculated the capacity of a 747F full of LTO-4 tapes; it's about 8.7 exabytes. I *think* it's within weight and balance for the airframe. Cheers, -- jra