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Re: Linux at COMDEX/Canada West '99

Dave Michelson
Thu, 01 Oct 1998 09:49:29 -0700

Evan Leibovitch wrote:
>
> I don't want to discourage the attempt to use a faster line; I just want
> to make sure it won't cause any problems with show management. I will
> raise the issue specifically with them. In some ways I don't think they
> can object -- after all, they can't/don't regulate cellphone use on the
> show floor. But we'll see...
>
> I'm assuming, of course, that you have easy access to an ISP at the other
> end of the wireless link willing to offer that bandwidth.

Yes. After a second (dedicated) hop across Burrard Inlet to Mt. Burnaby,
the system connects directly to the Internet at Simon Fraser University.
In 10BaseT terms, Mt. Seymour can be regarded as the Hub while SFU is the
Gateway.

My suggestion: Let's treat the wireless option as an "experimental
system". I would love to see it set up, but can't *guarantee* that we
won't get blindsided by some obscure propagation or QRM (man-made
interference) issue on the show floor.

FWIW, the only "visible" part of the system would be a small (35 cm x 35
cm) Yagi antenna mounted on a mast and tripod. My guess is that getting
the antenna about 3-m above the floor would be sufficient. We can't
guarantee that we won't run into a problem, but, as Ben and Brian have
already suggested, the "coolness factor" alone makes this worth pursuing. 

--
Dave Michelson