RE: [MiKTeX] update wizard: what's the meaning of ETA ?

[Michael H. <m.h...@fr...>]

Esdtimated Time of Arrival?

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> Objet : [MiKTeX] update wizard: what's the meaning of ETA ?
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> Every time I run the MikTeX update wizard, it tells me:
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>                     "ETA: 1193 hrs 0 min"
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> I never bothered to ask before; but by now I am curious enough:
> what in the world does this mean? 1193 hrs is close to 50=20
> days; so if ETA would be something like 'Estimated Time=20
> Average', that would be obvious nonesense, even on a slow=20
> telephone modem connection.
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> But what else is it ???
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