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To: Jim Willie CB who wrote (51193)	11/20/1999 11:31:00 AM
From: TigerPaw	Respond to of 152472

Wireless internet austin360.com In the kitchen, Dell's Inspiron notebook for consumers gets Internet access through a wireless link to a Dimension, Dell's consumer desktop PC, in the family room or living room. The wireless network is based on a standard format known as 802.11 that is effective up to 150 feet and can accommodate several PCs and offer speeds of up to 11 megabits per second. The notebook with the wireless network connection is expected next month. All other features are available now. More powerful versions of 802.11 using repeater cells are available for business & industrial use. TP

To: Jim Willie CB who wrote (51193)	11/20/1999 12:10:00 PM
From: Dooker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

Aren't wireless basestations interconnected by fiber optic? Only the link between the base stations and the consumer is wireless, but the rest is hooked up to the varied networks which comprise the Internet. The "superhighway" must be fiberoptic because of its massive carrying capacity and highly unlikely to ever be wireless. PS>On weekends are one pair of undies a day sufficient as it's low stress? Or maybe no undies at all. Not a pretty picture. But once you can get quotes for the S&P futures late Sunday, that's gotta signal a uniform change.