Back when sneakers were shoes kids wore to play in rather than $200 foot-borne status symbols, one company distilled their advantages into the clearest advertising slogan ever. If you wore their shoes, you could "run faster and jump higher." Doesn't that capture the dreams of every kid lacing up sneakers?
Broadband will make your computer "run faster and jump higher." Doesn't that capture your desires every time you sit down and reach for the keyboard?
To be honest, broadband Internet access will not make the physical computer sitting on your desk actually process bits faster or start bouncing around. Computer speed ratings are derived from a set of variables including processor speed, the amount and type of computer memory, and the access ratings of your hard disk.
Broadband will, however, make the Internet and World Wide Web run faster and jump higher for you and your computer. Web pages will appear in a snap rather than a snail's pace. E-mail's with photos or other images will drop into your inbox rather than drip forever down your phone line. You will finally realize why people get excited about Internet radio.
The world of computing will get so much faster you may need a seatbelt for your chair. So strap yourself in and hang on tight.
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