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To: Richard B who wrote (1912)	8/10/1998 10:38:00 PM
From: dwight martin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2394

Sirf engineers recently demonstrated a prototype device that was able to begin reporting location information almost instantly and could continue to communicate with orbiting satellites from the basement of a one-story parking garage. Sounds like they have made several basic advances. I'm skeptical of this "demonstration," if there was one. Also, celphones can give position location already, altho perhaps not as precisely as GPS. Satphones can do this, too. In fact, ORBI once boasted of "intrinsic position location" via ORBCOMM. First there was exact time, which has now become an essentially free utility. This is making it possible for precise 3-D position information to become almost free. If we can figure out what is next, mebbe we can make some $$!

To: Richard B who wrote (1912)	8/17/1998 10:37:00 PM
From: Beltropolis Boy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2394

>chris et al, More food for thought on Orbi... wonder what the thread >makes of this article from NY Times and implications for Orbi, >specifically Magellan division? ... richard. quite frankly, i'd be talking serious smack if i claimed to know anything 'remotely' about a GPS cell phone. every time i try to program in a new number on my cell phone, i end up calling it and, uh, awkwardly hanging up. however, the following ms investor piece (not the quote), may pique your interest. -chris. "The answering machine is a device responsible for the proliferation of shallow meaningless relationships. We've got nothing to say to each other face-to-face but as long as we exchange fabricated excuses every couple of months via micro-cassette we'll be friends for life." --Woody Thompson ----- Posted 8/17/98 Three out-of-this-world stocks Building and launching orbital hardware is about to hit a lull, so some companies are leapfrogging into services. Check out Hughes, Loral and Orbital Sciences. By Mark Thompson investor.msn.com