Re: New Zealand connection, was Fw: Re: [libreoffice-users] now can Purchase a NA-DVD

2012-07-27 Thread James Knott
Steve Edmonds wrote: BTW, I've worked in the telecommunications industry for most of my career and it's been over 30 years since the last time I saw an analog system. New Zealand would *REALLY* have to be a back water country to still be using an analog phone system. Well just on the outskir

Re: New Zealand connection, was Fw: Re: [libreoffice-users] now can Purchase a NA-DVD

2012-07-27 Thread Steve Edmonds
On 26/07/12 12:51 AM, webmaster-Kracked_P_P wrote: On 07/24/2012 10:34 AM, James Knott wrote: Russell Wilson wrote: try starting with something like 1/4 population of New York, 1000 times its surface area, and 1/4 of 1% of its financial worth First off, I was thinking of the international

Re: New Zealand connection, was Fw: Re: [libreoffice-users] now can Purchase a NA-DVD

2012-07-25 Thread Mirosław Zalewski
On 25/07/2012 at 20:22, "anne-ology" wrote: >-> when Steve Jobs had the idea of connecting the world's > communication, he used the existing cables, etc. ... Are you trying to say that Steve Jobs had anything to do with current world communication system? Internet maybe? -- Best regard

Re: New Zealand connection, was Fw: Re: [libreoffice-users] now can Purchase a NA-DVD

2012-07-25 Thread James Knott
anne-ology wrote: why there cannot be a satellite for the southern hemisphere which speaks with the northern one [??? - is the $64,000 question;-) ] Actually, most satellites used for communications are geostationary and sit over the equator. Whether they look north or south de

Re: New Zealand connection, was Fw: Re: [libreoffice-users] now can Purchase a NA-DVD

2012-07-25 Thread anne-ology
The connection we use in the northern hemisphere is different from that in the southern hemisphere; using satellites up here came after the cables were installed. [laid by U.S.-Britain ca. '40s] -> when Steve Jobs had the idea of connecting the world's com

Re: New Zealand connection, was Fw: Re: [libreoffice-users] now can Purchase a NA-DVD

2012-07-25 Thread James Knott
webmaster-Kracked_P_P wrote: On 07/24/2012 09:43 PM, Brian Barker wrote: At 09:16 24/07/2012 -0400, Tim Lungstrom wrote: Also the "lag time" for satellite can be up to 15 seconds from ground station through a satellite to the ground station. Oh dear: the speed of light must have decreased by

Re: New Zealand connection, was Fw: Re: [libreoffice-users] now can Purchase a NA-DVD

2012-07-25 Thread Kaya Saman
On Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 2:10 PM, webmaster-Kracked_P_P wrote: > On 07/24/2012 09:43 PM, Brian Barker wrote: >> >> At 09:16 24/07/2012 -0400, Tim Lungstrom wrote: >>> >>> Also the "lag time" for satellite can be up to 15 seconds from ground >>> station through a satellite to the ground station. >>

Re: New Zealand connection, was Fw: Re: [libreoffice-users] now can Purchase a NA-DVD

2012-07-25 Thread webmaster-Kracked_P_P
On 07/24/2012 09:43 PM, Brian Barker wrote: At 09:16 24/07/2012 -0400, Tim Lungstrom wrote: Also the "lag time" for satellite can be up to 15 seconds from ground station through a satellite to the ground station. Oh dear: the speed of light must have decreased by a factor of 63 since I was at

Re: New Zealand connection, was Fw: Re: [libreoffice-users] now can Purchase a NA-DVD

2012-07-25 Thread webmaster-Kracked_P_P
On 07/24/2012 10:34 AM, James Knott wrote: Russell Wilson wrote: try starting with something like 1/4 population of New York, 1000 times its surface area, and 1/4 of 1% of its financial worth First off, I was thinking of the international trunks. Analog systems are so obsolete that it would

Re: New Zealand connection, was Fw: Re: [libreoffice-users] now can Purchase a NA-DVD

2012-07-24 Thread Tom Davies
otons have gotten lazy over the years!  Lol Regards from Tom :)  --- On Wed, 25/7/12, James Knott wrote: From: James Knott Subject: Re: New Zealand connection, was Fw: Re: [libreoffice-users] now can Purchase a NA-DVD To: users@global.libreoffice.org Date: Wednesday, 25 July, 2012, 2:51

Re: New Zealand connection, was Fw: Re: [libreoffice-users] now can Purchase a NA-DVD

2012-07-24 Thread James Knott
Brian Barker wrote: Also the "lag time" for satellite can be up to 15 seconds from ground station through a satellite to the ground station. Oh dear: the speed of light must have decreased by a factor of 63 since I was at school! Has someone told the scientific community? Probably some poli

Re: New Zealand connection, was Fw: Re: [libreoffice-users] now can Purchase a NA-DVD

2012-07-24 Thread Brian Barker
At 09:16 24/07/2012 -0400, Tim Lungstrom wrote: Also the "lag time" for satellite can be up to 15 seconds from ground station through a satellite to the ground station. Oh dear: the speed of light must have decreased by a factor of 63 since I was at school! Has someone told the scientific com

Re: New Zealand connection,was Fw: Re: [libreoffice-users] now can Purchase a NA-DVD

2012-07-24 Thread Anthony Easthope
ount for something! > Regards from > Tom :) > > > --- On Tue, 24/7/12, Russell Wilson wrote: > > From: Russell Wilson > Subject: Re: New Zealand connection, was Fw: Re: [libreoffice-users] now > can Purchase a NA-DVD > To: "users@global.libreoffice.org" &

Re: New Zealand connection, was Fw: Re: [libreoffice-users] now can Purchase a NA-DVD

2012-07-24 Thread Tom Davies
ion, was Fw: Re: [libreoffice-users] now can Purchase a NA-DVD To: "users@global.libreoffice.org" Date: Tuesday, 24 July, 2012, 15:15 try  starting with something like 1/4 population of New York, 1000 times its surface area, and 1/4 of 1% of its financial worth Russell Dunedin, Ne

Re: New Zealand connection, was Fw: Re: [libreoffice-users] now can Purchase a NA-DVD

2012-07-24 Thread Kaya Saman
On Tue, Jul 24, 2012 at 5:24 PM, Tom Davies wrote: > Hi :) > Going 'off-topic' in a thread like this is not a problem. We are not trying > to fix a set problem for a specific op. It's just a chat. I broke it out of > the original question by forwarding it back to the list and i changed the >

Re: New Zealand connection, was Fw: Re: [libreoffice-users] now can Purchase a NA-DVD

2012-07-24 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Going 'off-topic' in a thread like this is not a problem.  We are not trying to fix a set problem for a specific op.  It's just a chat.  I broke it out of the original question by forwarding it back to the list and i changed the subject-line so that people could filter it out quickly and e

Re: New Zealand connection, was Fw: Re: [libreoffice-users] now can Purchase a NA-DVD

2012-07-24 Thread James Knott
Tom Davies wrote: I think the distance between Australia and New Zealand is surprisingly large. Nothing like as close as i keep thinking it is. If Sarah Palin lived in NZ, she could see Australia from her home. ;-) -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.or

Re: New Zealand connection, was Fw: Re: [libreoffice-users] now can Purchase a NA-DVD

2012-07-24 Thread Kaya Saman
On Tue, Jul 24, 2012 at 3:35 PM, webmaster-Kracked_P_P wrote: > On 07/24/2012 10:02 AM, James Knott wrote: >> >> webmaster-Kracked_P_P wrote: >>> >>> That underwater cable network is used for both phone and Internet >>> communication, since phone systems not seem to be converted to digital to go >

Re: New Zealand connection, was Fw: Re: [libreoffice-users] now can Purchase a NA-DVD

2012-07-24 Thread James Knott
webmaster-Kracked_P_P wrote: On 07/24/2012 10:02 AM, James Knott wrote: webmaster-Kracked_P_P wrote: That underwater cable network is used for both phone and Internet communication, since phone systems not seem to be converted to digital to go through the cables to give more "lines" of commun

Re: New Zealand connection, was Fw: Re: [libreoffice-users] now can Purchase a NA-DVD

2012-07-24 Thread Tom Davies
on, was Fw: Re: [libreoffice-users] now can Purchase a NA-DVD To: users@global.libreoffice.org Date: Tuesday, 24 July, 2012, 15:35 On 07/24/2012 10:02 AM, James Knott wrote: > webmaster-Kracked_P_P wrote: >> That underwater cable network is used for both phone and Internet >> c

Re: New Zealand connection, was Fw: Re: [libreoffice-users] now can Purchase a NA-DVD

2012-07-24 Thread James Knott
James Knott wrote: it would cost more to maintain them then^H^H^H^H than to replace. -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoun

Re: New Zealand connection, was Fw: Re: [libreoffice-users] now can Purchase a NA-DVD

2012-07-24 Thread webmaster-Kracked_P_P
On 07/24/2012 10:02 AM, James Knott wrote: webmaster-Kracked_P_P wrote: That underwater cable network is used for both phone and Internet communication, since phone systems not seem to be converted to digital to go through the cables to give more "lines" of communication between countries ??

Re: New Zealand connection, was Fw: Re: [libreoffice-users] now can Purchase a NA-DVD

2012-07-24 Thread James Knott
Russell Wilson wrote: try starting with something like 1/4 population of New York, 1000 times its surface area, and 1/4 of 1% of its financial worth First off, I was thinking of the international trunks. Analog systems are so obsolete that it would cost more to maintain them then to replac

Re: New Zealand connection, was Fw: Re: [libreoffice-users] now can Purchase a NA-DVD

2012-07-24 Thread Jay Lozier
the cost of installing fiber cable. From: James Knott To: users@global.libreoffice.org Sent: Wednesday, 25 July 2012 1:57 AM Subject: Re: New Zealand connection, was Fw: Re: [libreoffice-users] now can Purchase a NA-DVD Tom Davies wrote: Weird. I assumed it

Re: New Zealand connection, was Fw: Re: [libreoffice-users] now can Purchase a NA-DVD

2012-07-24 Thread Russell Wilson
2012 1:57 AM >Subject: Re: New Zealand connection, was Fw: Re: [libreoffice-users] now can >Purchase a NA-DVD > >Tom Davies wrote: >> Weird.  I assumed it was all done by satellites and that was why the >> connection to the outside world had such limited bandwidth and was so slo

Re: New Zealand connection, was Fw: Re: [libreoffice-users] now can Purchase a NA-DVD

2012-07-24 Thread James Knott
webmaster-Kracked_P_P wrote: That underwater cable network is used for both phone and Internet communication, since phone systems not seem to be converted to digital to go through the cables to give more "lines" of communication between countries Are analog trunks still in use anywhere?

Re: New Zealand connection, was Fw: Re: [libreoffice-users] now can Purchase a NA-DVD

2012-07-24 Thread James Knott
Tom Davies wrote: Weird. I assumed it was all done by satellites and that was why the connection to the outside world had such limited bandwidth and was so slow. Satellites are so 20th century. ;-) Actually, with all the fibre cables that have been laid around the world, I don't understand

Re: New Zealand connection, was Fw: Re: [libreoffice-users] now can Purchase a NA-DVD

2012-07-24 Thread webmaster-Kracked_P_P
Mostly it is fiber/copper for world-wide communication. That underwater cable network is used for both phone and Internet communication, since phone systems not seem to be converted to digital to go through the cables to give more "lines" of communication between countries, i.e. more phone con

New Zealand connection, was Fw: Re: [libreoffice-users] now can Purchase a NA-DVD

2012-07-24 Thread Tom Davies
Hi :) Weird.  I assumed it was all done by satellites and that was why the connection to the outside world had such limited bandwidth and was so slow.  I remember a few years ago a ship in the meditteranean accidentally ripped up THE single cable connecting Asia to the rest of the world!  or le