Sure there were radiophones. They were on the buisness band of the VHF spectrum. But if they had become wide-spread, the spectrum that was in use by other radio services would have been auctioned off much like the portion of 220Mhz used by ham radio operators that was sold out from under them. And now a portion of the 420-460Mhz (70cm) band is on the block for "Little LEO's" low orbit satilittes that companies orbit to sell service time off of. Keep in mind, whenever RF is used, you're probably already using shared bandwidth. There is only so much we have to work with. I'm not against progress, I'm against the govenrment selling of what was allocated for other uses just because they can't budget worth a damn.
For more information on the newest radio technologies check out the Frequency Hoping Spread Spectrum (FHSS) 900mhz radio at www.tapr.org
Very Interesting!
I think using Linux would be a good use of student's time and effort. I am a Comp Sci/Electrical Engeneering major(s) and I know that if I was to be given a programming project, I would want it to be somthing that was useful. Device drivers, processor bug workarounds, hardware interaction fixes, anything to improve the way that the OS works. I personally would rather work on a class project that had lasting value, than one that was simply "do this, do that, file it away and work on what's next" I have too many of those already.
Oregon State University had blocked Napster access for it's users on the RCN (Resident Network in the dorms). I figure it's only a matter of time before some bright CompSci major finds a way around it, or an unscrupulous SysAdmin starts selling access on the site. People will always find a way to get what they want.
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Sure there were radiophones. They were on the buisness band of the VHF spectrum. But if they had become wide-spread, the spectrum that was in use by other radio services would have been auctioned off much like the portion of 220Mhz used by ham radio operators that was sold out from under them. And now a portion of the 420-460Mhz (70cm) band is on the block for "Little LEO's" low orbit satilittes that companies orbit to sell service time off of. Keep in mind, whenever RF is used, you're probably already using shared bandwidth. There is only so much we have to work with. I'm not against progress, I'm against the govenrment selling of what was allocated for other uses just because they can't budget worth a damn. For more information on the newest radio technologies check out the Frequency Hoping Spread Spectrum (FHSS) 900mhz radio at www.tapr.org Very Interesting!
I think using Linux would be a good use of student's time and effort. I am a Comp Sci/Electrical Engeneering major(s) and I know that if I was to be given a programming project, I would want it to be somthing that was useful. Device drivers, processor bug workarounds, hardware interaction fixes, anything to improve the way that the OS works. I personally would rather work on a class project that had lasting value, than one that was simply "do this, do that, file it away and work on what's next" I have too many of those already.
Try www.nsa.gov:8080 it worked last time I checked it (two or three weeks ago.)
Oregon State University had blocked Napster access for it's users on the RCN (Resident Network in the dorms). I figure it's only a matter of time before some bright CompSci major finds a way around it, or an unscrupulous SysAdmin starts selling access on the site. People will always find a way to get what they want.