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"Eror-Free" Communications magazine

Human Transport Test Ends In Disaster

Cambridge  -  The first attempt to reduce a human being to molecules and then transport him over a public OC-3c Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) network failed today  when the experiment's subject was reconstituted as half-man, half-fly.   Undaunted by the setback, scientists said they will try again using Tachyon Transfer Mode (TTM).

David Foote, head of Strategic Planning for HITEL, which partially funded the project, indicated that high expectations are held for a successful completion of the research.   "Even though ATM can provide assured quality of service including cell latency and jitter, the "anti-latency" and "anti-jitter" characteristics of TTM make it ideal for transport of especially valuable  information.", Foote said.  "We are confident that with certain "bugs" worked out, this project will show that all forms of information - voice, video, data and carbon-based life forms - will be supported by TTM.  We are on the verge of truly establishing the first literal "killer application.",  he concluded. 

David Foote, Head of Strategic Planning, HITEL