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To: Harry J. who wrote (4113)	2/23/1999 2:58:00 PM
From: The Duke of URL©	Respond to of 4679

Thanks Harry, This is the deal. Diamond has at least a couple of models of the "Supra". The cost of the modem(s) is approx. $80-100, serial or pci. It takes a second phone line. Put your old modem on one line, the diamond supra on the second. Either "shotgun" or "multilink" (built into windows 98) will then reassemble the data packets into one stream. Two modems = equal a theoretical 112k, which is quite fast. I think you can keep going, adding modems and lines at 56k a clip. Cost is monthly charge for extra phone line, plus the isp will charge about $10/month for all sites. And it uses twisted pair. I don't know anything about bell atlantics dsl, but if it allows joint analog, there should be no reason why it cant co-exist, except possible leakage issues. But I doubt that it will be additive to your digital dsl. Duke.

To: Harry J. who wrote (4113)	2/23/1999 3:19:00 PM
From: The Duke of URL©	Respond to of 4679

Oh and by the way, speaking of pre-emptive strikes, how do you like the Big BruHaHa on IBM and friends announcing proprietary MP3. I love it, this may have a short term negative effect on DIMD, but this is like OS/2-PS/2 (remember those) all over again. Ibm just doesn't get it. Proprietary stuff only works when it is the ONLY game in town. I guess the IBM new advertising slogan is going to be, "use RIO for free, or pay us so that we can control your life" NEXT! Duke

To: Harry J. who wrote (4113)	2/24/1999 8:31:00 AM
From: Hiram Walker	Respond to of 4679

Harry et all, Home networking is going to be huge,and NT alliance is really strategic. cnnfn.com Home networking takes off Leading tech firms are gearing up for what analysts call the next big thing February 23, 1999: 6:18 p.m. ET Sun looks to the future with Jini - Sept. 25, 1998 Home Phoneline Networking Alliance HomeRF NEW YORK (CNNfn) - In the age of the Internet, just about everything is connected. Soon, if a number of big-name technology companies have their way, all the devices in your home will be connected, as well. Analysts say home networking is the biggest untapped market, and it's rapidly becoming all the rage in technology circles. For now, the biggest driver for the market will be shared Internet access, in which more than one person can share the same online account simultaneously through one phone line and one modem, according to David Paul Doyle, an analyst at market research firm Dataquest. Home networks catching on A survey published earlier this year by Boston-based market research firm Yankee Group showed that 30.5 percent of U.S. households with PCs are interested in a way to connect electronic devices in their homes. Dataquest projects 350,000 U.S. households with more than one PC will be networked this year. The firm expects that number to jump to 1 million households by 2000 and 3.3 million in 2001. And analysts also note that the number of households purchasing a second PC is growing faster that the market for the purchase of a first PC. For now, however, standards -- or the lack thereof -- represent a barrier to the widespread growth of home networking. A handful of organizations, most notably the Home Phoneline Networking Alliance (HomePNA), are working with technology companies to adopt standards. But these standards organizations are new and consensus is still a long way off. HomePNA includes 3Com, Intel, Compaq Computer Corp. (CPQ) and Lucent Technologies Inc. (LU) among its members. With such heavy hitters behind it, HomePNA solutions will be a key driver of home networking, according to Doyle. "People will be able to buy home-network ready PCs, or an adapter for $50, by the end of the year," he said. "You'll see HomePNA products built into modems and motherboards." A number of wireless networking initiatives are also in the works, enabling such devices as cell phones to remain untethered while being connected to a network. The leading effort at this point is HomeRF, a group comprising 70 companies including Microsoft, Apple Computer Inc. (AAPL) and Motorola Inc. (MOT). Computer makers are among the most active in pushing home networking initiatives. Uppal said companies like Compaq, which has built home networking technology into its Presario Internet PCs, are primed to take advantage of this growing market. "I think you'll see PC manufacturers be successful by integrating home-networking features into their products," she said. "Compaq has already done it and you'll see others follow suit." But Doyle said systems designed under HomePNA standards, such as Compaq's Presario, are designed to make setting up a network little more than a point-and-click process. "The units we've tested are getting pretty good at making it simple," Doyle said. "They're asking users only two questions: Is this the primary PC, and what do you want to call it?" And if the industry can keep everything simple, more people may find themselves working as home networking administrators. -- by staff writer John Frederick Moore Hiram