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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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  1. Intel 2100/2200 Internal DSL Modems by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Anyone know of drivers for any flavor of linux that will make either of these work? I'm forced to use Windows as my main OS because I can't get linux to recognize these bastards :P

  2. Who? by Dr+Caleb · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Rick? Rick O'Shea? He died?

    What a shame. Such an nice guy too. I guess his brother in law, Patty O'Furniture will deliver the eulogy.

    But seriously..anyone for a city wide game of Unreal Tournament?

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