gft_robert@gsbacd.uchicago.edu (11/22/90)
------ Saw an article in the New York Times today discussing wireless networking, and saying that Apple was petitioning the FCC to clear some radio band space for this purpose. The article said that there were two basic ways people are going about wireless networking: high-freqency radio waves and microwaves. I also saw an article in MacWeek that said that Apple was working together with Motorola on wireless networking. In the NYT article it said that Motorola was concentrating on microwave transmissions, and that some people were concerned about possible health effects. The microwave power was low, but I'd be concerned about having microwaves beaming around the office instead of localtalk cables. Well, my guess is that Apple will be doing wireless networking at some point. That's cool, but I have mixed feelings about the emissions that might be involved. Robert ============================================================================ = gft_robert@gsbacd.uchicago.edu * generic disclaimer: * "It's more fun to = = * all my opinions are * compute" = = * mine * -Kraftwerk = ============================================================================
isr@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Michael S. Schechter - ISR group account) (11/28/90)
In article <1990Nov21.190937.27248@midway.uchicago.edu> gft_robert@gsbacd.uchicago.edu writes: >I also saw an article in MacWeek that said that Apple was working together wit >Motorola on wireless networking. In the NYT article it said that Motorola was >concentrating on microwave transmissions, and that some people were concerned >about possible health effects. The microwave power was low, but I'd be >concerned about having microwaves beaming around the office instead of >localtalk cables. For those who are interested in this, there's a company that has been selling an Appletalk-FM link for at least a year. It operates up to 4 miles LOS and costs 4k for a "base station" and 1k for a "outlying station". It provided full appletalk speed. Just the thing for linking remote sites! Sorry i can't remember who the are, but they're somewhere in Ontario. If there's interest, I could scour my office... Disclaimer: I have no connection with whoever I was talking about... -- Mike Schechter, Computer Engineer,Institute Sensory Research, Syracuse Univ. InterNet: Mike_Schechter@isr.syr.edu isr@rodan.syr.edu Bitnet: SENSORY@SUNRISE