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Re: Atlantis Project/Oceania
On Mon, 7 Feb 1994, CVL staff member Nate Sammons wrote:
> writes Matthew J Ghio:
> >
> >profitable venture, but getting a high bandwidth net connection in the
> >middle of the ocean would increase startup costs. Telecom, electricity,
>
> Well, a satellite dish can transfer around 100MB (megaBytes, not bits)
> per second. I'm not too sure how much this kind of link costs, but I
> would also assume that the Oceania people aren't going to go without a
> network conection to start.
As soon as it's built, I would move in with a business offering just
this sort of connectivity. If I can swing the capital at the time
(probably not too hard) I'd also lay down swaths of fibre, set up
a packet radio network, and connect the island up...
> -nate
-Oliver
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