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Re: Linux at COMDEX/Canada West '99

Ben Holt
Wed, 30 Sep 1998 23:28:11 -0700

>> If this is true than I think an amateur radio link would be a very fitting
>> hack. Like Linux people are going to pay for anything they don't have to!
>> The fools.
>
>I am afraid a radiolink may be too slow comparing to what other
>OS- and network- related presenters and vendors will have and to
>what most targeted visitors (suits, corporate types, MIS?) are
>used to. You may have to explain to some that it's the network
>that is slow rather than the OS. In fact, if I were Comdex
>donating a $5000 booth at my exhibition I would not hesitate to
>throw a lousy 10bT wire along as well. :)
>
>- Vlad
>

Very good points. I guess we can appeal to their charity and see what
happens. A net connection does seem like a pretty small thing to ask for
after they donated the booth. If worst comes to worst we can look for
sponsors.

Hmm... or in the spirit of the TIN/CAN there's always multiple amateur
radio links working in parallel :-)

On a more serious note: As Comdex is over several days we may run into
problems getting display equipment. I would expect that most of us don't
like to part with our computers for extended periods.

- Ben

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