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Ricochet Modems == Wireless LAN?

Posted by michael on from the silver-lining dept.

dpease writes: "Metricom, purveyor of Ricochet wireless networking, died today. I understand that, sans infrastructure, a Ricochet wireless modem can call another Ricochet modem, and that modem-to-modem range is nearly a mile. Is the hardware this company leaves behind a viable solution for a really cool, really cheap wireless LAN?"

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  2. Re:I think the answer is yes by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

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    Get a life you little dweeb!

  3. Re:LINK INCORRECT by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    shove your head up that asshole and shut up

  4. No it is not and I'll tell you why by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    It is not viable because it is not supported by linux. This is a Windows only product and it should die like BSD. Lniux is the only way. But Mandrake is cool whereas on the other hand RedHat sucks. RedHat used to be cool but then they sold out to the Almighty Buck. RedHat began to suck after that at the first opportunity. Mac's suck too but Amigas are cool. And even though Mac's suck the Apple][ rocked all over the pansy ass of the Trash80. The Timex Sinclare really sucked balls and assorted nuts. If it had a 6502 or, better yet, a 6809 in it instead of that Z80 piece of shit corn, then, of course, it would not have sucked one ounce of nut.