[SunRescue] note on living expenses

Patrick Giagnocavo rescue at sunhelp.org
Thu Jan 11 09:18:27 CST 2001


At 5:25 AM -0800 1/11/2001, <ed at the7thbeer.com> wrote:
>I asked the Starband geeks about their service and about other OS's just
>the other day ...
>
>You need a win box to get it set up, but there's a way to use it on Macs
>and *nix boxen according to what I read.  As for mobile uses, the FCC
>(according to the engineer I spoke with) had a fit when they suggested it.
>I couldn't get any specs on their band or power output or even info about
>their dishes(gain, etc.).  Highly secretive, for whatever reasons.

Heh, wonder what the FCC thinks about all those old-timers in RV's 
that have a dish on the back.

:-)

./patrick



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