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To: Jay Lowe who wrote (676)12/9/1999 1:05:00 AM
From: Raymond Duray  Read Replies (3) of 1782
 
Hi Jay,

Interesting thoughts on the home networking front. At a more basic device level, we should be including the likes of Broadcom and Scenix Semiconductor. Each have compelling product line-ups and are at the bleeding edge of development for the home network market, which is one that I will believe in when I see it. I rather suspect that a lot of homeowners will take the attitude that the level of complexity introduced into their home lives by "home networking" is something they would rather leave behind at the office.

Having been an electrical contractor for years, I made quite a study of home automation, which has been touted since at least the early 80's. The long and the short of it is that this stuff is ready to be installed today and not many homeowners have any interest. Most potential customers see automation and today, I suspect, networking, as complex, high maintenance and not worth the bother. Once the home networking is a no-brainer, like turning on the TV, the oven or the washing machine, then it will be accepted.

HapiHolidaze, Ray
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