[geeks] nerd reading for a Friday night ... old-skool waxed twine lacing

[Sandwich Maker]

" From: Patrick Giagnocavo <patrick at zill.net>
" 
" On Jan 27, 2007, at 11:25 PM, Lionel Peterson wrote:
" > What, you mena when one company made sure all devices were compatible,
" > engineered to work together, and when something didn't work, you only 
" > had one
" > number to call - you mena then?
" >
" 
" They had DSL in the mid-80s, couldn't figure out why anyone would want 
" it.

sdsl?  that's essentially jacked-up isdn; i understand many t1s today
are actually provisioned as sdsl.  btw 1.5M sdsl reaches exactly half
as far from the co as 2b+d isdn, 9500' vs. 19000'.

" They patented a method for terabit speed networking over fiber years 
" and years ago... but didn't see why anyone would use it.

...and that method is probably obsolete by current tech now...

" I remember reading about ISDN in 1993 and early 1994, couldn't reach 
" anyone at Bell Atlantic/Verizon who could figure out how to sell it to 
" me.

my boss had an isdn phone on his desk back around '88, when i was at
bell labs.  i think they were developing it then.
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