Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site intelca.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!mhuxj!houxm!whuxlm!harpo!decvax!decwrl!sun!idi!intelca!cem From: cem@intelca.UUCP (Chuck McManis) Newsgroups: net.news Subject: Re: netnews costs Message-ID: <468@intelca.UUCP> Date: Tue, 18-Dec-84 11:58:06 EST Article-I.D.: intelca.468 Posted: Tue Dec 18 11:58:06 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 20-Dec-84 04:25:09 EST References: <468@vortex.UUCP> Organization: Intel, Santa Clara, Ca. Lines: 27 Can we at least have the Encryption/Encoding scheme. I am in the unenviable position of agreeing with both Lauren and Dave. True, a mass produced, UL approved, FCC licesensed(sp?), Grade A whiz bang decoder box will probably be >.5K. However, this system is sitting within spitting distance of a lab capable of producing one (1) whiz bang decoder using state of the art silicon devices, such as programable filter/convolver chips, highly advanced microprocessors, programmable logic arrays, you name it. And we could probably convince our managers to lets us build one if a.) It cut down our phone costs, b.) It made a good Ap note for some of the chips. It may not be suitable for manufacture on a large scale but it would serve our needs. So while I agree with Lauren on the difficulty of making a news decoder I also agree with Dave in that I would rather try to build one, rather than purchase it. This however brings up the possibility that given the right information, lots of people may build them. I for one would like to know up front, if you are going to consider the reception of news from a homemade decoder to be allowable, or will require a "reception" fee above the built in cost of paying for cable service every month. --Chuck -- - - - D I S C L A I M E R - - - {ihnp4,fortune}!dual\ All opinions expressed herein are my {qantel,idi}-> !intelca!cem own and not those of my employer, my {ucbvax,hao}!hplabs/ friends, or my avocado plant. :-}