Re: [NTLK] Groupers were based on Wavelan

From: Fred Buecker (tfbiii_at_nbscomputers.net)
Date: Tue Jan 29 2002 - 11:23:51 EST


Then I'm thinking of the WaveLAN technology, maybe Lucent did that as a
marketing scheme, but WaveLAN as I know it is an older wireless
technology that topped out at about 2Mbs. To be honest, I never looked
at Lucent cards, I don't know why, but I've never even shopped for them.
My whole thing is, I was afraid that if someone put the effort into
WaveLAN (As I know it) drivers, it would turn out to be a wasted effort.
People are deveoping Newt drivers and get little or no money in return,
I'd hate to see someone get frustrated because they made a product that
would get pushed aside.

Fred

-----Original Message-----
From: gopi_at_sin.sloth.org [mailto:gopi_at_sin.sloth.org]
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 1:39 AM
To: newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net
Subject: Re: [NTLK] Groupers were based on Wavelan

On Mon, 28 Jan 2002, Fred Buecker wrote:
> WaveLAN isn't "Airport" or "WiFI" compatible. Working on this is like
> programming support for a 360 baud modem. (just making a reference to
> old technology) Anyone who currently has an 802.11b WAP can access it
> with ANY 802.11b card. Making WaveLAN would require all new equipent
to
> anyone involved and WaveLAN isn't exactly the easiest thing to find
> these days.

Err, Lucent sold WaveLAN-branded cards which are fully 2.4GHz IEEE
802.11b
compatible. I ripped a card out of a laptop on an 802.11b network, and
plugged it into my Newton using Hiroshi(sp?)'s driver and was quite
happy
(ad-hoc only).

AT&T, and then later Lucent, _also_ sold WaveLAN cards that were in the
900MHz range, which is what I believe the Grouper cards were. Back when
they cost $800 or more, I believe. Carnegie Mellon used to have a
network
of them. Back in 1994, you could have used your Newton with a grouper
card
on our network...

I went to Hiroshi's web site, but it seems to have disappeared. Anybody
know where it went to?

gopi.

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