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Re: Linux at COMDEX/Canada West '99

Alex Harford
Wed, 30 Sep 1998 20:09:02 -0700 (PDT)

On Wed, 30 Sep 1998, Ben Holt wrote:

> Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1998 19:38:37 -0700
> From: Ben Holt <
>

> To:

> Subject: Re: Linux at COMDEX/Canada West '99
>
> >Matthew informs me that COMDEX does a roaring trade in being the exclusive
> >supplier of things like phone lines, T-1 hookups, and the rest. In
> >Toronto, they used a dialup connection over a phone line because it the
> >least expensive alternative.
>
> 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.
>
> - Ben

Is it possible to have 2 linux boxes running EQL at both ends? We could
get 2 56k modems and 2 phone lines for a faster connection. I don't know
how receptive COMDEX people would be to putting a HAM radio antenna up.

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