On 6/29/2011 9:41 AM, Smitty Two wrote:
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I think all these writers predicting the end of last-decade technology
have never been to fly-over country. Desktops and laptops, and hard
cable internet connections, will be with us for the next couple of
decades, unless somebody invents a new way to blanket the country with
wireless signal.

Iridium might have succeeded, but it was 20 yrs. ahead of its time.
Maybe it's time to try that approach again.

Iridium is still there, with DoD as a silent partner. Absurdly
expensive, though, and as cell coverage footprint worldwide increases,
used less and less.

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