Lee Larson wrote: >The satellite connections are forever going to be impractical for >most people, even if their prices are comparable. This is because >the latency caused by the time to get the signals to and from a >satellite orbiting 20,000 miles up is too long.
Darn speed of light is just too slow! I read that persons standing on the sidewalk below hear Big Ben, the bell at the Houses of Parlement, after Australian listeners to the BBC. Signal goes to Australia at speed of light, in less time than to sidewalk at speed of sound. | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be January 25. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>
