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To: MikeM54321 who wrote (6623)	3/10/2000 7:57:00 PM
From: Frank A. Coluccio	Respond to of 12823

Hi Mike, I have used, engineered, and recommended i-r systems in the past with great success. Most recently, I was able to save a struggling community college some big bucks and much grief by recommending and spec'ing in a 100/155 Mb/s link between their main building and an annex, spanning a major truck route that was near impossible to trench. I haven't any concerns about the intrinsic viability of free space systems in appropriate situations. Note, I stated appropriate situations, but I didn't state that they would be appropriate in a universal sense. Today I saw mentioned in several other places that the TB plan calls for using window shots as opposed to roof-mounted transceivers. Some curious things happen when you shine a beam through a window for this purpose. Most notably, for this discussion: Most office buildings now use tinted glass windows, which usually means that a high level of metallic content is present in the glass. This tends to exacerbate transmission somewhat, adding attenuation to an already inferior condition due to the reflective and absorptive qualities of the metallic content... which adds to the reflection caused by the surface of the window, itself. All of which has the effect of reducing distances, potentially drastically, depending on the angle of incidence from the transmitter site. This is not a show stopper by any means, but just another minor issue that these folks will have to contend with. I can also envisage certain customers being locked into time of day blackouts, due to path alignments with the sun in the morning or during the late afternoon. If the solution to this and other areas of concern is "simply" to ensure that there are more cell sites located closer to one another, then that is fine, too. But at what cost, and at what sacrifice to data security? There are many more issues which I'm sure the company is aware of and most like finding solutions to, so I will not go on unprovoked because I don't like spooking this thing any more than I already inadvertently have. That wasn't my intent, but as long as this is topical we may as well air some of the more salient issues. Like I said on the TB thread, I wish them luck. FAC ps - some related stocks that could benefit? How about some large glaziery outfit that provides specially tinted replacement panels that don't have aluminum and lead inside?

To: MikeM54321 who wrote (6623)	3/10/2000 11:44:00 PM
From: Raymond Duray	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 12823

TERRORBEAM: COMING SOON TO A THEATER NEAR YOU Hi Mike,thread and especially our GOP contributor, Ray- Congrats on the Cool Post mention. Do you, or anyone know why there isn't a thousand posts on the TeraBeam thread? Is GG losing his touch or is it just to early? OK, so like what is there to tawk about? The patents are, um, sketchy. And the site doesn't really go into hyperbolic mode 'til Lundi, or as we say out West, Moonday. [Aside: Somehow, this seems so fitting.] I only brought the thread the news. I don't pretend to understand how this really works. And those who can, can't speak, just yet... As far as the Gilder sycophants speaking out here on SI.... Mike, get a grip. How could they possibly know what to say. It's not a stock that is going 'to the moon, Alice!'. I checked back with staff and found out that I was selected in a most un-democratic process. Yup, one dude decides who's got da kuhl newels (Translation for slow elk, cool posts). He's a god in my book but others may care to bicker. Me? I'd rather dicker, glad he didn't look at my prose when it began to flicker.) Or in the vernacular, YMMV. [Aside, for our (sometimes) lurker from the anti-left, I present a way to sort out these FLAs: freewarehof.org Hi M! Sm:)e] Re: Rock Doves - Sorry Mike, there is no free lunch. Neither fried nor fricasseed. Alas, all we get from flagrant flapping of the unfolded wings of a dove is, alas, high BER. For naught, or was that a one? Parity, parody, you be the judge [Me, ..... again, try this one for BER: acronymfinder.com] :-) Thread etiquette: Some may ask that we speak in layman's terms, I may ask that layperson's struggle as the rest of us have to become the TLAdies and Gentlemen of the New Economy, Order, Ways, Means, Whatever...... re - post #6610: may I ask you to occasionally translate in layman terms. Sure, you can ask... But we'd prefer to refer: amazon.com It's cheap, Mike likes it. I just bought it. I invite you to ruin your eyes, just like the rest of us..... Bon Chance, Le Faineant Qui Voit