If the only time that the Ham bands could be used is when the service is shut off, then people will not buy and use Ham-related equipment. So, the emergency services that Hams provide may not be there when the BPL is shut off. So, the emergency services argument does hold some weight.
SGI used to (and may still) have an 18-wheeler for demo purposes. It does my heart good to know that someone was able to justify not only the cost of an 18-wheeler, but an 18-wheeler packed to the gills with SGI equipment.:)
Oh, and what did they have running on the InfiniteReality2 Dual-Rack? A flight sim.
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If the only time that the Ham bands could be used is when the service is shut off, then people will not buy and use Ham-related equipment. So, the emergency services that Hams provide may not be there when the BPL is shut off. So, the emergency services argument does hold some weight.
SGI used to (and may still) have an 18-wheeler for demo purposes. It does my heart good to know that someone was able to justify not only the cost of an 18-wheeler, but an 18-wheeler packed to the gills with SGI equipment. :)
Oh, and what did they have running on the InfiniteReality2 Dual-Rack? A flight sim.
According to IMDB, July 2003.
They had an limited initial run (100 units I believe). You had to sign up with them to be notified when the units were ready to be able to buy one.
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