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From: Graham Klyne [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: 05 July 2000 17:59
To: Vernon Schryver
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Subject: Re: WAP - What A Problem...
At 07:22
Atkielski [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, June 30, 2000 1:12 PM
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Subject: Re: WAP - What A Problem...
thats why intelsat and a cosortium of telcos has
a charity that built a box that is solar powered
and provides n gsm phones access + 1 64kbps uplink/
downlink
I like that close!
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From: Gilbert Cattoire [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2000 1:12 PM
To: Anthony Atkielski; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: WAP - What A Problem...
At 18:29 +0200 29/06/00, Anthony Atkielski wrote:
I don't understand why so much
"Taylor, Johnny" wrote:
In addition to this point I would
like to also state WAP is the front runner in regards to linking
wireless apps to the Global Internet and her sub-nets.
I'd have to disagree there. The 8 million non-WAP users in Japan are unarguably
enjoying the most prolific, robust,
I concur with you on the point of land optics
however the average person requires remote and
mobile access to their corporate networks,
intra-nets, extra-nets, and value-added-networks.
The average person doesn't use any of these networks, and so does not
require access to them. There are
Graham Klyne wrote:
At 07:12 PM 6/30/00 +0200, Anthony Atkielski wrote:
Why use SMS instead of just voice?
Has anyone considered the ergonomics of WAP? Even if it works perfectly,
how many people are willing to work on a screen smaller than a credit card?
Well, 10 million Japanese, and
Well, 10 million Japanese, and growing by 20,000 every DAY.
Only 100 million more to go.
The Japanese, however, have a passion for highly miniaturized gadgets, so
I'm not sure that they are representative.
Personally, I don't even have a laptop, mainly because I find laptops so
incredibly
Well, 10 million Japanese, and growing by 20,000 every DAY.
Only 100 million more to go.
The Japanese, however, have a passion for highly miniaturized gadgets, so
I'm not sure that they are representative.
Personally, I don't even have a laptop, mainly because I find laptops so
At 07:12 PM 6/30/00 +0200, Anthony Atkielski wrote:
Why use SMS instead of just voice?
Has anyone considered the ergonomics of WAP? Even if it works perfectly,
how many people are willing to work on a screen smaller than a credit card?
How many people are capable of touch-typing on a keyboard
But I have been astonished by the degree of adoption of SMS (in UK) by
school children who purchase their own pre-pay mobile phones (for about
$50-100). SMS may be awkward, but the per-use cost is is very low, and
totally predictable. And the users in this case soon learn to handle the
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Valdis, I agree with you a hundred percent. The most
expensive part of infrastructure is pulling the
cables/fiber necessary to build the infrastrucuture.
thats why intelsat and a cosortium of telcos has a charity that built
a box that is
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Subject: Re: WAP - What A Problem... (Document link: Database 'Jim
Stephenson-Dunn', View '($Sent)')
Valdis and Alan, you have a very valid point, infrastructure is not only
expensive but very time consuming. The engineering component (configuration) is
a relatively quick
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On Fri, 30 Jun 2000 19:12:26 +0200, Anthony Atkielski [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
Anyway, I have a really good instinct for picking technology winners, and
thus far I put WAP in the same category as MiniDiscs, bubble memory, color
fax machines, and quadraphonic
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Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2000 09:10
Subject: Re: WAP - What A Problem...
a technical discussion worth reading is at
http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/MikeBanahan/MikeBanahan1.html
it would seeem (as i've s
June 29, 2000 09:10
Subject: Re: WAP - What A Problem...
a technical discussion worth reading is at
http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/MikeBanahan/MikeBanahan1.html
it would seeem (as i've suspected for a while)
that the community in
charge of this development has the same problem a
At 18:29 +0200 29/06/00, Anthony Atkielski wrote:
I don't understand why so much effort is expended on things like WAP when
99% of the real world still doesn't have any access at all to the Internet,
much less wireless access. And even of those who do, most have such slow
connections that even
This I can agree with, the next question that
naturally follows then is is WAP the right protocol
for a fixed wireless application, or are we talking
about yet another set of standards and protocols. I
would tend to
think that one set should work for both.
Regards, Alan
--- John Stracke [EMAIL
Alan Simpkins wrote:
This I can agree with, the next question that
naturally follows then is is WAP the right protocol
for a fixed wireless application,
I'm pretty sure it isn't--IIRC, fixed-wireless equipment gives
point-to-point links at something like T1 speed.
In addition, the fact that
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From: Alan Simpkins [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2000 2:04 PM
This I can agree with, the next question that
naturally follows then is is WAP the right protocol
for a fixed wireless application, or are we talking
about yet another set of
For some countries it is more feasible for people to
use mobile technology than to try to put in place the
fiber, and copper necessary to allow them to communicate
using some of what might be called the more traditional
methods.
If they are that lacking in mere wires, they probably aren't
But it would be a grave mistake to cease working on
future developments while waiting for everyone to be
able to share what we have now ...
It hasn't gotten as far as sharing. We don't even have the "old" stuff in
place and running, and already people want to replace it.
You know, I'd much
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From: Anthony Atkielski [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, June 30, 2000 12:42 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: WAP - What A Problem...
For some countries it is more feasible for people to
use mobile technology than to try to put in place the
fiber
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