Actually, I got 6 or 7 replies. Thanks to all. <commercial message> Amateur packet radio, one mode of operation of many available to licensed amateur radio operators throughout the world, is ***about*** networked computers! Each time a packet operator connects to another packet station via HF or VHF/UHF radio signal, he/she becomes part of a packet LAN. Some years ago, before the World Wide Web was a household word, there were many packet LANs across the US, Canada and the UK. At that time, TCP/IP (adapted for packet radio by networking genius Phil Karn, KA9Q) was very popular, and operators could connect to packet stations around the world by merely entering an IP address. I corresponded daily with a packet station in North Wales (UK), very close to where linux-users lister Peter Ruskin lives, in the 1990s.
If you'd like more information on becoming a licensed ham radio operator, or about ham radio in general, please contact me off-list. </commercial message> 73 de Glenn Glenn Williams - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux User # 135678 - since 1994 Amateur Radio Packeteer - since 1988 ----- Original Message ----- From: "R. Quenett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Glenn Williams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2002 8:07 AM Subject: Re: NO $#@&^*% MAIL! > from Glenn Williams: > > " Would some kind soul please e-mail me off-list if you see > this message? > > How many gadzillion replies did you get?<g> > > " Amateur Radio Packeteer since 1988 > > /yasl(yet another stupid look:) Is packet radio at > all/likely to ever be suitable/cheap enough for computer > networking? I ask out of idle curiosity while wondering > vaguely what the rest of us will do if/when buddy bill > completes his takeover of the existing internet and puts > the boots to us rabble. /yasl (yes, it does occasionally go > away;) > > R [snip] _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
