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> The data set was so large it took up 27 DVDs and took a couple of weeks to upload. 27 * 8 GiB (DVD-9) / 2 weeks = ~1.5 Mbps. Yep, that's British broadband bo
by nly 13y ago
> The data set was so large it took up 27 DVDs and took a couple of weeks to upload.
27 * 8 GiB (DVD-9) / 2 weeks = ~1.5 Mbps. Yep, that's British broadband bought from the lowest bidder.
- srj 13y agoI think it's tough to say. There's considerable overhead to packeted traffic. Also it sounds like they had a simple setup so there would be a delay in exchanging the DVDs after each one finishes. Uploads probably finished over the weekend with nobody there to start the next one too.