rmz@ifi.uio.no (Bj|rn Remseth) (04/15/91)
Does anyone have any hard facts on motorolas new "wireless lan". All
I've seen so far is hype.
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rmz@ifi.uio.no (Bj|rn Remseth) writes:
:Does anyone have any hard facts on motorolas new "wireless lan". All
:I've seen so far is hype.
Within the US you can call +1-800-233-0877. Their are people available to
answer any questions you may have. If you are unable to use this number, then
you may write to the following address and request information:
Motorola Inc.
ALTAIR Product Development
3205 Wilke Road
Arlington Heights, Illinois 60004
USA
Attn: Cheryl Beck
It is a good product and it does really work. But then again I am biased, I
work on th eproject. I can honestly say that I have been a satisified user
since mid December.
Hope this information helps.
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Motorola - General Systems Sector * seriously, you will
3205 Wilke Road, Arlington Heights, IL 60004 * never get out of it
708-632-2874 (I said it, not the big M) * ALIVE!"krol@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (Ed Krol) (04/22/91)
We had Motorola come out and demonstrate it. When it works it works and when it doesn't it doesn't. It is meant to be a plug and play ethernet replacement. A central unit which will be a learning bridge for 32 enet addresses. There can be any number of remote units which will drive up to 6 hosts on their local section of enet. We plugged it into an existing enet by way of a cabletron multiport repeated then put the remote box on a cart with a compac and wheeled it around the lab. Second it is not meant to be a mobile ethernet. It does a lot of calculation about best route out of the 6 sided antenna and whenever you move it there is about 30 seconds of recalibration. When the remote end got a green light (good connection) the thing worked well. When we got a flashing green (not good connection, but detecting central site) it sometimes worked and sometimes not. The does it work appears to be based on how much concrete is between the two sites. We tried it a short distance through a maze of cinderblock and it failed. But by moving slightly it worked. Its also a bit pricy (~3k/box). I guess I would say if I had what I thought was a reason to use it I would try some before I bought.
andrew@jhereg.osa.com (Andrew C. Esh) (04/22/91)
Does anyone have anything on the NCR Wireless? I don't recall where I saw it, but if I can get some details on it and it looks worthwhile, I may wander over to their office and get a demo. -- Andrew C. Esh andrew@osa.com Open Systems Architects, Inc. Mpls, MN 55416-1528 Punch down, turn around, do a little crimpin' (612) 525-0000 Punch down, turn around, plug it in and go ...
opsrjh@uccvma.ucop.edu (Richard Hintz) (04/22/91)
In article <4473@catfish11.UUCP> yedinak@motcid.UUCP (Mark A. Yedinak) writes: >It is a good product and it does really work. But then again I am biased, I >work on th eproject. I can honestly say that I have been a satisified user >since mid December. My first impression from the illustrations in the promotional literature was that the units seem to take up a lot of real estate in an office. How does this work out in reality? Richard Hintz opsrjh@uccvma.ucop.edu University of California
zeleznik@cs.utah.edu (Mike Zeleznik) (04/23/91)
In article <1991Apr22.152329.17603@jhereg.osa.com> andrew@jhereg.osa.com (Andrew C. Esh) writes: >Does anyone have anything on the NCR Wireless? ... The following is what I know about the NCR WaveLAN product, from the sales lit and a call to their 800-CALL-NCR number. 2 Mbps Distance: 100 to 800 ft, depending on environment Available for MS-DOS and Netware spread spectrum, 250mW output, 902-928 MHz. options include DES encryption, Boot ROM. LIST price about $1,390, but I imagine can get for much less Mike Michael Zeleznik University of Utah, Computer Science Dept. zeleznik@cs.utah.edu 801-581-5617
yedinak@motcid.UUCP (Mark A. Yedinak) (04/24/91)
opsrjh@uccvma.ucop.edu (Richard Hintz) writes: :In article <4473@catfish11.UUCP> yedinak@motcid.UUCP (Mark A. Yedinak) writes: :>It is a good product and it does really work. But then again I am biased, I :>work on th eproject. I can honestly say that I have been a satisified user :>since mid December. :My first impression from the illustrations in the promotional literature was :that the units seem to take up a lot of real estate in an office. How does :this work out in reality? The units are not that large. They are roughly 2.5" high, 7" wide and 11" long. Also, mine is mounted on top of my cube partion, so it does not take up any space in any of my work area. As my previous post stated, you may call the 800 number for additional information or contact Cheryl Beck directly. The tool free number 1-800-233-0877 or you can contact Cheryl directorly at: Motorola, Inc. 3215 N. Wilke Road Arlington Heights, Illinois 60004 Attn: Cheryl Beck If anyone still has my last posting, you may notice that the address is slightly different. Do not worry, either one will get to her, but this address is the more direct one. Again, the product is really worth getting additional information. -- Mark A. Yedinak - uunet!motcid!yedinak * "Don't take life too Motorola - General Systems Sector * seriously, you will 3205 Wilke Road, Arlington Heights, IL 60004 * never get out of it 708-632-2874 (I said it, not the big M) * ALIVE!"