There is always Thomas Allen's famous finding [within organizations] back in the mid-60s [before email and other CMC]... "...two people on the same floor, if separated by more then 25 yards, will rarely have any significant communication." Allen, T.J. (1966),"Performance of Information Channels in the Transfer of Technology", Industrial Management, 8:87-98. Valdis Edmund Chattoe wrote: [SNIP] > > Specifically, how much difference does spatial dispersion make to > network links? > [SNIP]