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To: tcmay who wrote (165977)	6/8/2002 12:43:28 PM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Tim, re: Does anybody really buy this "depreciation cycle" nonsense... Budgets are budgets. And budgets get approved or disapproved depending on the financial implications. A two year old PC has a barrier to replacement, it's probably got over $300 worth of depreciation left in it. Money that was spent, and can still be taken off taxes. I don't think anyone ever called it a "depreciation cycle", until you did. The useful life of a PC used to be about three years, what was called the upgrade cycle, what the upgrade cycle is now is open to debate. It's a lot easier for accounting to approve the replacement of a fully depreciated product. It doesn't mean it will be replaced, it means it can be replaced. Does anyone really buy your "depreciation cycle" nonsense? John

To: tcmay who wrote (165977)	6/11/2002 4:47:43 AM
From: Amy J	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Hi Tim, Re: Etherlinx At one of the IETF meetings last year, the 802.11b band was saturated and totally overloaded. It got so bad, many folks simply gave up and plugged their laptops back into an Ethernet cable. I wonder how well this would work with a high density of users: Message 17580980 "In doing so, they say they believe they will ... dodge the growing industry fears of congestion in the unlicensed Wi-Fi radio band" How are they dodging congestion? Also, max speed? Moving away from the topic of wireless broadband for consumers, what's your thought on the readiness of corporate wireless routers? Last I checked, the distance was too limited and getting through cement was an issue. Are you seeing any change? Regards, Amy J