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From: haas@cs.utah.edu (Walt Haas)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans
Subject: Re: Broadband Backbone
Message-ID: <1990Feb26.083056.8166@hellgate.utah.edu>
Date: 26 Feb 90 15:30:55 GMT
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In article <30660@brunix.UUCP> sgf@cs.brown.edu (Sam Fulcomer) writes:
>In article <6574@cps3xx.UUCP> delong@frith.egr.msu.edu () writes:
>>
>>We are looking to connect a group of a dozen or so Netware based servers
>>through an existing 75 ohm cable (about 270 Mhz Bandwith I think).  We
>>everywhere on our campus.  To rewire would be really expensive.  An
>
>My own opinion is that broadband is for video - period. Re-wiring might be
>a lot less expensive than you think.

Well, as the proprietor of a broadband system that runs both data and video
I am intimately familiar with what it takes to get to a successful system.
In general, a system that works perectly for TV may require *MAJOR*
effort to bring it up to data standards.

I haven't seen much interest in broadband on this group - perhaps anybody
out there who needs help or wants to talk about it could send me mail
instead of clogging up the group?

Cheers  -- Walt Haas     haas@cs.utah.edu    utah-cs!haas