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From: jack@vu44.UUCP (Jack Jansen)
Newsgroups: net.news
Subject: Re: Satellite netnews gateway installed: "stargate" exists!
Message-ID: <528@vu44.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 12-Dec-84 09:14:33 EST
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Posted: Wed Dec 12 09:14:33 1984
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David Di Giacomo (sorry if I misspelled the name) writes about
the $500 Lauren wants for a netnews decoder :
> 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?
> 
> ...
> 
> Yeah, specialized hardware -- an SBC with some RAM on it.
*FLAME ON*
I think this is totally unfair!
Without knowing *any* details, you start accusing Lauren of trying
to make a profit out of this project. I have *no idea whatsoever*
how the scheme is implemented, so I have no idea what it will cost,
but I know that your "SBC and some RAM" approach is doomed to fail.
Ever tried to grab a few bits that race past at 5Mhz with a 8080?
I think that it would be nice if you first asked for some
details before you start shouting.
By the way, the data can be found on your own TV set, so why don't
you make your own decoder, and sell it at $150,- if you think
that $500,- is too expensive?????
-- 
	Jack Jansen, {seismo|philabs|decvax}!mcvax!vu44!jack
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