Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84 Brag 10-8-84; site bragvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!hplabs!bragvax!david From: david@bragvax.UUCP (David DiGiacomo) Newsgroups: net.news Subject: Re: Satellite netnews gateway installed: "stargate" exists! Message-ID: <271@bragvax.UUCP> Date: Mon, 10-Dec-84 21:31:38 EST Article-I.D.: bragvax.271 Posted: Mon Dec 10 21:31:38 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 12-Dec-84 05:58:12 EST References: <463@vortex.UUCP> Organization: Brag Systems Inc., San Mateo, CA Lines: 21 In article <463@vortex.UUCP> lauren@vortex.UUCP (Lauren Weinstein) writes: >As a rule of thumb, the basic decoder package >will probably cost about $500, with another $150 or so for our >special processing/buffering board. This is totally bogus! There is no reason why the decoder should cost more than $100 (video input) or $150 (RF input). If Lauren is turning a profit on this, why is Usenix funding the project? >The current demo system, at 1200 bps, will be relatively simple >since we do not yet have the specialized hardware to do local >buffering and flow control/error correction for high speed data. Yeah, specialized hardware -- an SBC with some RAM on it. This project seems to be about as well organized as the "Usenet project". -- David DiGiacomo, BRAG Systems Inc., San Mateo CA (415) 342-3963 (...decvax!ucbvax!hplabs!bragvax!david)