Re: [aclug-L] Info Request

[Jeremy S Johnstone <jsjohnst@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I guess I did forget one point about Voicestream. Although they do make
lofty promises on future plans, they are the only wireless company in
Wichita who uses the superior GSM technology and are the only providers of
a cell service that is reliable enough for data transmission for any
length of time (albeit at about the speed of a fast 9600 or a slow 14400).

On Wed, 16 Sep 1998, Jeremy S Johnstone wrote:

> I just happen to be working on just such an application now. I have a
> friend/customer who is paying me to implement just such an idea. The
> progress has been going slowly, but I do have working programs for audio,
> and I am working on a car alarm at the moment (just started actually). He
> is eventually wanting to be able to have the following features:
> 
> Car Stereo                       (done)
> Car Alarm
> Wireless Internet                (done)
> Inbound access to car            (done)
> Remote control driving           (way... way... off)
> Wireless video transmission      (done.. cept waiting on Voicestream to
>                                   follow through on their promises of
>                                   wireless Internet at ISDN speeds)
> DVD watching capabilites         (done)
> 
> On Wed, 16 Sep 1998, Bob Deep wrote:
> 
> > John Goerzen wrote:
> > > 
> > > Bob Deep <bobd@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> > > 
> > > >       Expanded support for PNP (I cannot wait for it).
> > > 
> > > We've already got this for PCI cards.  The ISA cards are a bit
> > > trickier, but it is there.  Kernel 2.2 will have nicer support.
> > > 
> > 
> > Yea, but the 2.0.34 way is kinda clunky and requires a bit of knowlage
> > about how the inards of your box work. Not that I mind being able to
> > control what IO address and interrupt my adapters use, just why should I
> > need to know if there are no conflicts?
> > 
> > > >       Device drivers for specific interfaces
> > > 
> > > Not quite sure what you mean here.
> > 
> > Neither am I...  I'm working on finding the specs for an automotive
> > applicaation, but have not had the time to find anything yet.  I'm sure
> > there are some data collection products for Linux too... Ahh  So many
> > ideas, so little time and money...  Just wait... Somday I'll have my 71
> > Bug fully instermented and controlled by my lap top... Pitty the fool
> > who tries to start it without the laptop and proper passwords:} I'd just
> > better look out because when the audio player is running and I'm trying
> > to download the latest kernel source as I am fighting the traffic on
> > Kellog and I run out of memory and swap space.... Well you get the
> > picture..  
> > 
> > 
> > I'll be buying a faster laptop and more memory.
> > 
> > -= bob =-
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