Msg: 5231 *Conference*
07-29-94 19:55:06
From: COMET _
To : RICHARD HANSON
Subj: HARDCOPY
It took me 5.55 minutes to read 10 messages (Read Forward starting at message 1). The first 100 lines, including blanks, on my 40 characters/line Model 100 at 300 baud took 1.91 minutes. If this is a representative sample, then there are about 1164 characters/message. 1,164 characters for 5,200 messages is 6,052,800 characters. Assuming 132 characters/line, this is about 45,855 lines, which will take me about 14 hours, 36 minutes, 13 seconds to read as it scrolls by. Printed on a high-speed printer, at 66 lines/page, this will be ONLY 695 pages. For $300, this would come to a bit more than 43cents/page. Still, Rick, this is equivalent to $20.54/hour [$300/14.6036hours to read on my Model 100 ] I'm sure your printer and setup time will be faster than 14 hours, and ribbon/paper costs arn't THAT exorbitant, so you will make MORE than $20.54/hour. So, if you wish, I agree to pay you $300 for the hardcopy of this message base.