At 9:56 AM -0700 4/29/03, Tim May wrote:
* WiFi -- give me a fucking break! Wirelesss connections abound at CP meetings. And we were some of the earliest users of the Metricom wireless modems, circa 1995, with a special deal offered by some Metricom founders. Seeing laptops Metricomed to search engines for instant answers from the crowd was impressive, circa 1996-7. It still is.
As a brief historical note, the company name Combex (http://www.combex.com/) was chosen in a Palo Alto cafe using a Metricom modem. For those who don't know about Combex, "Combex is a pioneer in the development of secure distributed computing systems. Combex's personnel represent the vast majority of the expertise in the use of the E secure distributed computing platform that is the result of over $11M of R&D effort expended over a six year period." Cheers - Bill ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bill Frantz | Due process for all | Periwinkle -- Consulting (408)356-8506 | used to be the | 16345 Englewood Ave. frantz@pwpconsult.com | American way. | Los Gatos, CA 95032, USA