mark@cbosgd.UUCP (Mark Horton) (02/20/86)
One possible problem with Stargate that has come up is that, since it uses cable TV to get the traffic, and most of us are businesses or universities, it may be hard to get cable run up to your computer. (After all, cable TV is aimed at residences.) I'd like to take a survey to find out if this is going to be a problem. I'd appreciate it if one person per machine (perhaps the netnews admin) would send me a quick reply to this indicating if (1) It is possible to get cable TV (with WTBS) within reasonable RS232 cabling distance to your netnews computer (or if you have an alternative arrangement in mind, e.g. you have a computer at home and have cable TV there, or you could put up a satelite dish.) (2) If you think your site might be interested in getting netnews (mostly higher quality moderated groups) via Stargate. We don't know the cost yet, but it's reasonable to expect that it will be much less than you're spending now on long distance netnews transmissions. If you don't know the answer to (1), you might phone your local cable company and ask them. Perhaps your building is already wired up and you just don't know about it! Remember, even if there is an installation fee, or if you have to buy a dish, it ought to be considerably less than the phone bills. Mark Horton