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From: Fischer.pa@XEROX.ARPA
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Subject: Networking portables via radio and...
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Date: Mon, 26-Aug-85 20:48:41 EDT
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Posted: Mon Aug 26 20:48:41 1985
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Summary of replies: a few, none extensive or particularly knowledgable (
I was suprised ).

Motorola apparently makes terminals that operate in some commercially
acceptable band and at rates between 4800 and 19.2k baud (?).  Anyone
have a product name for this device?  NASA has a design for a
communication system which is satellite linked and requires an antenna
only about an inch long (hence could be put in a wristwatch sized unit).
This latter seems ideal, but who would build it?  Anyone have a
reference to a paper from NASA on it?

Rumor: Dec or IBM (more likely the latter) is equipping their field reps
with radio terminals.

That's all.  If I follow up I'll send more info.  Of course, if any
other kind souls out there would like to comment further I'll gladly
play "editor" once again...

(ron)