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To: Raymond Duray who wrote (687)	12/9/1999 10:01:00 AM
From: Jay Lowe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1782

>> not many homeowners have any interest Agreed. I refuse to reformat my refrigerator or spend an hour upgrading my toaster to MS Home 3.1. There are some pull factors that will stand out ... the so-called killer apps ... the VoIP + cellphones combination is one example ... that will drive the overall trend. In the short-term, multiplayer gaming and internet connection sharing are increasing the demand for home PC networks. Another strong driver is on the supply side ... generic wireless networking reduces costs, especially support costs, for many vendors of external products ... cameras, scanners, PDAs. Note how Plug-and-Play happened ... driven almost completely from the vendor side. An aweful lots of these folks were at the Bluetooth conference earlier this week, buying up dev kits and mumbling about inter-op. There's still a long way to go ... think there are some major holes in the proposed protocol ... flow control, for one ... my partner thinks it's impossible to design a chip that obeys the full Tx/Rx envelope without infinite buffers. But it's definitely taking shape. Will it fizzle like IR? Prosper like USB? Some generic pico-net technology will prosper.

To: Raymond Duray who wrote (687)	12/9/1999 10:44:00 AM
From: Valueman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1782

Most potential customers see automation and today, I suspect, networking, as complex, high maintenance and not worth the bother. My foray into wiring my new home for all the electronic joys in life indicated to me that this tide is turning. There is a market out there for home networking. In my local area, which is far out suburban, there are a number of guys who do strictly specialty wiring for new and old homes. Web sites abound catering to the needs of those interested in advanced home networks. From our SI community(which, of course, includes mostly techies), I received many PM's about this subject. My local builders advocate installing the wiring while you are building. It's a start at least! I am sure I'm not the only one with a 4 year old who would like to be at hotwheels.com at the same time dad wants to read filings at Edgar. Am I?