stevo-bot 2002
So what we realy should be waiting for is a G5 Steve jobs-bot? Any word on Wozz's mortality?
So what we realy should be waiting for is a G5 Steve jobs-bot? Any word on Wozz's mortality?
Originally posted by rkcrane
The ND Sonet loops are cross coupled with similiar backbones in each of the neighboring states: South Dakota, Montana, Minnesota, & Canada.
Originally posted by madamimadamtimallen
When did Canada become a state and a state of the US?
Originally posted by IndyGopher
Well, the Dominion of Canada was formed in 1867... so I would say that is when it became a state. As for it being a state of the US, I don't think anyone on either side of the line would EVER want to see that happen.
Originally posted by germanknee
A state is geographic region. It has abosolute power over it's own affairs (answers to no higher government), a population that recongnizes itself as citizens of that state, and has government. Thus, a sovereign nation, such as Canada is a state. The United Sates of America is a state. The states in the US are actually not officially states. They are termed as such by tradition.
But what does this have to do with Feb. 28th?
Originally posted by rice_web
On February 28th, Apple vice-president of education products and solutions, Cheryl VeDoe will be attending the North Dakota Tech Expo. The event is sponsored by eight organizations and will most likely be the spot of the release of the G5. This is the big one folks! No need for Steve Jobs to present such a product, when a seemingly unknown Apple employee will be displaying Apple's latest and greatest in Minot, ND!
Tickets are selling fast as everyone in town realizes that this is the big day for Apple, and Minot is home of all Apple lovers in the midwest, where at least seven people use Macs. Oh, it's going to be fun!
Originally posted by rkcrane
North Dakota has over 9000 miles of fiber optic cable running thru every city and town of every size. Over 60% of every household in that state has access to DSL and it is expected to reach near 100% by end of 2002.. Most towns in ND that offer DSL also offer up to T3 and faster on 10 days ARO. The backbone in the state is two dual 2.5 Gigabit Sonet Nortel loops, upgradeable to 10G. It is probably easier and cheaper to startup up an internet business in ND than in any coastal state. Check out http://www.dakotacarrier.com.
The ND Sonet loops are cross coupled with similiar backbones in each of the neighboring states: South Dakota, Montana, Minnesota, & Canada.
Originally posted by rkcrane
North Dakota has over 9000 miles of fiber optic cable running thru every city and town of every size. Over 60% of every household in that state has access to DSL and it is expected to reach near 100% by end of 2002.. Most towns in ND that offer DSL also offer up to T3 and faster on 10 days ARO. The backbone in the state is two dual 2.5 Gigabit Sonet Nortel loops, upgradeable to 10G. It is probably easier and cheaper to startup up an internet business in ND than in any coastal state. Check out http://www.dakotacarrier.com.
The ND Sonet loops are cross coupled with similiar backbones in each of the neighboring states: South Dakota, Montana, Minnesota, & Canada.
Originally posted by kansaigaijin
Are all these N Dakota farmhouses within 1 km of a telephone office? I doubt they are even within 1km of each other, so they wont get anything faster than 1mbps.
Canada a neighbouring state? Well sort of. A different kind of State.
Originally posted by AlphaTech
Has Apple EVER made an annoucement of that magnitude at anything other then an expo or seybold??? I don't bloody think so! Mr. Jobs will be making the G5 announcement, when it eventually happens.
Does anyone else care that ND has fiber-optic cable running through it (other then the people living there and that can use it)?? From what I have seen, and heard, the entire country is having fiber-optic cables run through it, not just ND. I have seen crews laying it down in MA, but do I try and brag about percentages and such?? Hell no...
I have a DSL connection at home, and get up to 1.5Mb download speeds (yes, I have actually seen it). I also happen to be very close to the phone station, which has more to do with the speed then anything else. Other then the fact that my ISP (Earthlink) picked up the higher bandwidth. When I was looking to get DSL, Verizon (another 4 letter word for many people) maxed out at 650Kb, if you were lucky. They were both priced the same, so I went with the faster one.
Originally posted by AlphaTech
What I am saying is to use some common sense (not too common these days) when deciding what to believe or not. Why would Jobs let anyone else annouce the release of the G5?? He didn't let anyone else announce the iPod, or the G4 Quicksilver line, so why the G5???
Would anyone believe me if I said that MW was coming back to Boston next year?? I think not. Just because I would love for it to happen doesn't mean it will (now or ever).
Does anyone else care about what kind of infrastructure is being set up in places other then where they live?? If it doesn't affect you, why would you?
Originally posted by Abercrombieboy
Well what I think rkcrane was trying to tell all of us is that you can make all the jokes you want about ND, but in tech they are right up with everyone else. The same holds true for SD and other thinly populated states in the mid-west and west and for the COUNTRY of Canada. And thank goodness...we can have the same technology and even have clean air and water to boot all at a lower price.
Originally posted by madamimadamtimallen
To back this up, ND is more advanced than Australia. I would DIE for a nicely priced 1Mb line. Consumers and small business in Oz can only afford a 256Kb ADSL and, while Cable is significantly faster, it is not 1Mb and servers are not allowed to be connected to it. The head telecommunications company here, still PART owned by the Federal Government, is a prick and they are making improvements move slower than places such as the US to increase potential profit. We hate it but we still go along with it because many of us need more than 56Kb and many of us want more than 56Kb and we are given no other option.