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There were actually only a couple of computers in the Internet room. What most people were using were thin clients. That means that there wasn't much local memory or processing power and you are limited by the servers handling the thin clients. So the bottle neck was probably not the T-1.
There was one RJ45 but I agree that it would have been better if there were more. Cut the dial out lines in half and add enternet ports and wireless access points for next year. In fact if they let me know in advance that there will be good wireless access points I can probably bring a couple of laptops and let people use them at our pit or some place.
I am glad that Raytheon put in the tent but I've been to a number of events in the last year or so with that sort of thing and this was the worst of them all. Most use real computers or fast Sun stations with bigger servers. Raytheon probably wanted to show off what they make and I don't blame them for it. But they may have under estimated demand.
One thing I really did not understand was all the people using IM. I mean really weren't there enough people around to talk to IRL? I used internet access for two things 1) email 2) updating the school's web page. Both of which were to keep parents, sponsors, and team members who stayed home current with what the team was doing. Well, ok, a little personal business but that was just because I was plugging my own laptop into the ethernet jack at the SOAP booth (which I appreciated a LOT Thanks!) And at that I set up the files and wrote the email BEFORE I plugged in so tha tI would not hog the line.