Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!hellgate.utah.edu!csn!bernard@boulder.colorado.edu From: bernard@boulder.colorado.edu (Bernie Bernstein) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc Subject: Re: APPLE & FCC PETITION (PRESS RELEASE) Message-ID: <1991Feb4.184339.24202@csn.org> Date: 4 Feb 91 18:43:39 GMT References: <1991Jan31.102256.16498@tsa.co.uk> <1991Feb2.235110.17551@cs.uiuc.edu> Sender: news@csn.org (news) Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder Lines: 28 Nntp-Posting-Host: csgator2.colorado.edu In article <1991Feb2.235110.17551@cs.uiuc.edu>, gillies@cs.uiuc.edu (Don Gillies) writes: > > > Re: Apple proposes RF computer network. > > Pause for a moment and think how many items on your machine you would > want to broadcast over such a network. My experience in a computer > building is that if the signal is strong enough to go through interior > cinder-block walls, it will certain go out the walls and down the > street and maybe into your competitor's computer network, for him to > see too. > > OK, I'm thinking... As long as the data is encrypted, I don't care who sees it. Don't most companies who value their data encrypt their communications? If you have a secure data path, I don't think there would be anything to worry about. I read an article a while ago in MacUser by Douglas Adams where he suggested that by virtue of two computers being in the same room, they ought to be able to communicate. Wouldn't that be nice? No wires, just get them close to each other and you have a network. o, ,, , | Bernie Bernstein | , ,, L>O/ \,/ \ ,| University of Colorado at boulder |/ \,,/ \ O./ ' / . `, / | office: (303) 492-8136 | / ` \ ,. ,/ / , ' | email: bernard@boulder.colorado.edu | / '' \