Re: [nycwireless] MTA/Siemens vaporware ...

2006-10-23 Thread Dustin Goodwin
Now this is funny. I had the privilege to see the new all digital dispacth center the MTA built. When I got a peek it looked operational from technology perspective but was not yet staffed. Every single car on ever single train on the covered lines was tracked down to the track segment (point

Re: [nycwireless] MTA/Siemens vaporware ...

2006-10-23 Thread Jon Baer
My guess ... There are probably a few items beyond physics that Id have a tough time figuring out but if someone can look @ a board w/ blinking lights of some type and see the B train is arriving at Broadway/ Lafayette and physically pick up a mic and announce it that taking out the

Re: [nycwireless] MTA/Siemens vaporware ...

2006-10-22 Thread rob
America's fall-behind on the technology side is not a matter of fact. The facts just need to get out more. That's why the Moyers show is so great. It raises the profile of this story. It's also really well done. Watch Moyers:

Re: [nycwireless] MTA/Siemens vaporware ...

2006-10-22 Thread rob
America's fall-behind on the technology side is a matter of fact not opinion. The facts just need to get out more. That's why the Moyers show is so great. It raises the profile of this story. It's also really well done. Watch Moyers:

Re: [nycwireless] MTA/Siemens vaporware ...

2006-10-21 Thread Bob Keyes
On Sat, 21 Oct 2006, Kevin Mark wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Fri, Oct 20, 2006 at 09:19:19PM -0400, Jon Baer wrote: Saw this in the NYPost this morning ... I find it really hard to believe that between RFID, WiFi, WiMax, etc that no technology can tell me

[nycwireless] MTA/Siemens vaporware ...

2006-10-20 Thread Jon Baer
Saw this in the NYPost this morning ... I find it really hard to believe that between RFID, WiFi, WiMax, etc that no technology can tell me simply when the next train is arriving. The question is what the real problem is? Since Siemens has been in the rail business for a long time ...

Re: [nycwireless] MTA/Siemens vaporware ...

2006-10-20 Thread Kevin Mark
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Fri, Oct 20, 2006 at 09:19:19PM -0400, Jon Baer wrote: Saw this in the NYPost this morning ... I find it really hard to believe that between RFID, WiFi, WiMax, etc that no technology can tell me simply when the next train is arriving. The