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Article #147Re: Geosat transmission of news
From: Glen Overby
Date: Fri, 16 Jun 1989 02:06
Date: Fri, 16 Jun 1989 02:06
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I'm a latecommer in this discussion, so I dont really know how it got started or who the people in BC are, but a month or so ago I ran across a company called "XPRESS" who broadcasts several wire services over WTBS and CNN. They have a one-time cost of buying their decoder box ($125) and you supply the cable connection. I haven't looked into it any further because I won't have cable this fall, but it does sound interesting. I recall that their data transmission was at 9600 baud, but I dont know if it was ASCII. I dont know if your cable company has to be set up to pass it on, but I hope not! It would be GREAT if a company like this would start broadcasting Usenet News! I bet they'd sell a lot of $125 boxes. -- Glen Overby <ncoverby@plains.nodak.edu> uunet!ndsuvax!ncoverby (UUCP) ncoverby@ndsuvax (Bitnet)
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!mailrus!cornell!uw-beaver!blake!ndsuvax!ncoverby From: ncoverby@ndsuvax.UUCP (Glen Overby) Newsgroups: news.admin Subject: Re: Geosat transmission of news Summary: Alternatives? Message-ID: <2729@ndsuvax.UUCP> Date: 16 Jun 89 02:06:38 GMT References: <371@odi.ODI.COM> <3400@looking.on.ca> <3549@ddsw1.MCS.COM> <3413@looking.on.ca> <1203@ssbn.WLK.COM> <3569@ddsw1.MCS.COM> <1989Jun6.154822.13971@utzoo.uucp> <3284@epimass.EPI.COM> <265@umigw.MIAMI.EDU> Reply-To: ncoverby@ndsuvax.UUCP (Glen Overby) Organization: North Dakota State University, Fargo Lines: 15