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Cable Boxes with 802.11
foniksonik writes "'Cable providers are upping the ante in the competition for broadband subscribers. By combining cable TV, broadband service, and wireless connectivity in one set-top box, cable companies could soon offer consumers value that DSL firms won't be able to match.' 802.11a/b/g and what happens to Tivo? The most interesting part is the potential for 'network neighborhoods'." I'd suspect the cable boxes will end up using a variety of proprietary crud.
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How are things in the civilized world? You probably don't know who I am. That's
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okay. I'm here to inform you of my mission, what I've found, and what I hope to
teach all of you.
I work for the United Christians Food for Poor Kids Foundation, and let me tell
you, there's a lot of poor kids in Afghanistan. As in most countries in the
Middle East, most people are unemployed, and therefore poor. And where there's a
lot of poor people, UCFPKF is needed.
UCFPKF always has the latest in technology. In this instance, we had access to
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did I know, that young Junis had a gift for computers.
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2000" makes you type in. He asked what I was doing with that primitive OS. I
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hut, and pulled out a box I had never seen before. The box said "SCO Xenix" the
front. I had never seen or heard of this Xenix before. But I soon learned that
Junis was a computer genius.
All we had to do was put the Xenix CD into the computer, and everything worked
like magic (not the devil's magic... good magic:) ). Our Token Ring network
integrated flawlessly with it. And it even used SSE optimizations. Well, me and
Junis are now on a new mission. We're spreading the word. It might not be the
word of the lord, but then again, maybe it is
SCO Xenix: The Unix of Tomorrow.
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Afghanistan base
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In case you don't feel like clicking on the story, allow me to sum it up for you: some corporate CTO told people in a conference (in May, mind you) that "pretty soon, cable companies will bundle a whole lotta goodies via 802.11". That's it. No details on areas, no technical info. Whoop-dee-doo.
So, let me get this straight: whenever some suit makes a vague promise with some sexy words in it, it'll get front page on Slashdot? I don't know about you, but I get pretty bummed out when I see some story that looks interesting, but after checking it out it's just a dud (especially when I've got some way more interesting stories rejected). Don't you people think we need some sort of story-approval system that works? Please bear in mind that I do not intend to troll, but am merely disappointed...
Please mod me down!
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