On Fri, 16 Jul 2004, Bob George counter-prognosticated: > Day Brown prognosticated: > > > [...] Yes, there are Hams using packet. But even if just ascii email, > > I dont think that the bandwidth they now have would support nearly > > the numbers of email users. > > Why is data sent via wireless at low data rates over extended periods > any less viable than the "5 minutes per day via long-distance" over > 56Kbps (or less) modem speeds? True, you'd get more sent in 5 minutes > (though I suspect THAT number is optimistic), but they'd have hours at > no additional charge. Using compression and other (readily available) > techniques, along with queueing of messages, and quite a bit flows in a > short period.
I've lost any grasp of what's really at issue here. Could someone please summarize for me the precise points in dispute? Or is it just a prognostication contest? But, to more substantial issues, just in case. Bob, you never managed to give us the most important details of your networking experiment with DOSEMU. At least I didn't get them. It seemed like the listserv hardware was having some of its typical glitches about the time you were getting down to brass tacks with your project. How did it finally come off? Did you get it working? Details, please. James
