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The AlohaNet: Surfing for Wireless Data (2009) [pdf]
(
hawaii.edu
)
34 points
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tolerable
on Dec 19, 2021
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kingcharles
on Dec 19, 2021
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When the whole of Hawai'i was connected to ARPAnet with a single 56Kbps connection.
I think when I got on the Net the entire UK->USA backbone was 2Mbps?
gumby
on Dec 20, 2021
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I remember when a transcontinental backbone link was
upgraded
to 56K.
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I think when I got on the Net the entire UK->USA backbone was 2Mbps?