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To: Goodboy who wrote (6374)	1/7/1999 9:49:00 PM
From: The Ox	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 21143

Tomorrow should be interesting. We have a direct connect with the CCUR Mediahawk and Time Warner's Peagasus system through SFA's Explorer set top box and Genreco(sp?). More pieces to the puzzle are being shown. I know the company is being gagged by the MSOs but I sure would love to know how many Mediahawks are being used in these initial trials!

To: Goodboy who wrote (6374)	1/8/1999 10:06:00 AM
From: Nimbus	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 21143

I guess you know everything. You've convinced me now. I am just a Engineer who has designed and deployed dozens of high end computer systems in my long career, including the first DIVA server .... what would I know about the effort it takes to do head-end integration, test and recode to clear up the hundreds of problems that never existed in the lab, and have the service turned off while fixes are being made ? And my counterparts at Sarnoff, most of whom have PHDs from Princeton, they are stupid too I guess, and the patents we all have on much of the VoD technologies .... those were just lucky breaks .... Oh and I forgot, SFA and CCUR have designers and programmers that can debug problems in a flash and can redesign/recode and rerelease hardware and software revisions with no regressive testing needed or any schedule relief. And no customers will complain about the features of the service once "turned on" so there is no need to add time or money for that, and no changes will be needed to co-exist with the "Goodboy endorsed" mature Telephony and Internet access layered services, all of which use IP and share the same bandwidth pipe in real-time to the home ... no that's not a concern because we know from the Internet IP services we use today works problem free. And the 3-4 months that CCUR has had to work with SFA and TW since the MOUs is more than enough time to plan, execute, test, and complete an easy-to-scale end-to-end system design. And I suppose everything will go so smoothly from this point on that Engineers and programmers likely won't even be needed. Yes ... what was I thinking ? Don't I realize that high technology is really now a simple thing, works the first time automatically, and is no longer complex ? And that what has taken others years to do, can now be done in mere weeks ? I didn't realize until just now that Time Warner, SFA, CCUR, and Prasara had technology and processes so advanced from the rest of the technical world that the traditional steps to achieve success are obsolete. I guess I have been completely clueless. I am sorry. I should instead base my views on a guy like you who handles big money, dabbles in the market, and makes phone calls all day from on top of a high horse. That would be so much smarter. You're probably right Goodboy, rollout of VOD in early 99 is a pretty much a sure thing, just like everything else has gone per plan in the cable industry. Cable has been so impressive of an industry that if I had to compare their quality to my other utilities, like power, phone, and satellite TV, ...cable would clearly be #1 as I'm sure you'd agree. Signal is never down, images are always sharp, it is a real bargain at $38 for basic channels, and I have no problems with their support services. They clearly have mastered analog video service and the conversion to digital will be a piece of cake. Yup .... my views are groundless. You are clearly more experienced in these matters as demonstrated by your countless detailed technical posts and descriptions of similar projects you've championed. By the end of 1999 CCUR should clearly have well over a dozen Pegasus Systems installed right ? It all makes sense to me now. Thank you. I am so glad we have you around to set us bozos straight.