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To: HVN who wrote (654)	3/23/1998 3:47:00 PM
From: Chip Anderson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3376

Do you own this product? Do you use it daily? Do you have any clue how it works? Line of sight is totally unnecessary for Richocet's operation. Downtown Seattle is no problem whatsoever for me and my trusty laptop. Ever been there? It has lots of concrete canyons like the other big metro areas. Worked inside the Museum of Art for several days without a hitch. Same for the public library. As usual, people who don't own the product are skeptical (which is fine), but they should check with actual users before coming to incorrect conclusions. Chip Wireless in Seattle via MCOM Ricochet

To: HVN who wrote (654)	3/23/1998 4:16:00 PM
From: Ojing Eo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3376

HVN on Mar 23 1998 3:20PM EST: >>>Well, I guess we'll wait till you start trying to light >>>up Manhattan or downtown Chicago and then see how much >>you start falling in love with the term 'line of sight'. In a recent WiReD, Dave Farmer wrote about wandering thru Manhattan with a Ricochet and a Toshiba libretto. Was he dreaming ? Is Ricochet in NYC yet ? Ojing. (a ricochet user in santa clara CA)

To: HVN who wrote (654)	3/24/1998 2:28:00 PM
From: Dragonfly	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3376

Please respond in the form of an explanation as to why you beleive "line of sight" is important. Maybe you don't understand spread spectrum radio technology. Maye you do and you're taking into consideration something I am not. However, unless you provide some reasoning for your position, we have to question whether you know what you are talking about. Spread spectrum radio communications is not affected by visually opauque or non-metallic walls. Dragonfly