At 11:26 -0400 29/06/00, Taylor, Johnny wrote:
>Give me some back ground information and how they fit in the communication
>world! Then we can open the discussions!
How they might fit : depending on the definition of "communication world".
As far as I am concerned, toying with audio and video on wireless LAn
technology ,
bluetooth and 802.11 are indeed worth looking at.
802.11 's been used during the last Cannes film festival by Canal +
[now famous for having joined Seagram alongside Vivendi in a a
controversial trio] for live audio and video transmission.
It did not work that well : interference problems were, not
surprisingly, unavoidable.
[Question of the day : how do you set up a 802.11 compliant wireless
Lan in a microwave oven test lab ?]
However you can be sure there will be a sudden wave of interest from
the media industry in the near future. Is that a fit worth
considering ? Prepare yourself for a joyous salad of standards, old
and new, in the industry bowl. Granted, it's a fascinating
perspective.
The cooks will again brilliantly save the situation [going back to
gas oven ?], the difficulty will be more in defining the proper
business models than in integrating the technology.
[ Okay : It's not supposed to be the IETF's problem, or is it ?
That's another thread I'd love to see on this list: I believe there
are too few "hybrid projects" on the Internet, truly bringing
engineering and business together for the sake of evolution. Do I
make myself clear ? That's the "new economy" I believe in, and it's
rarely the one that gets the headlines.]
Jonathan [who started the thread], what did you mean by "new viruses"?
Any fantasies about them ?
Best to all,
Gilbert
Gilbert Cattoire
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