[Techtalk] Tell me I'm dreaming

[Akkana]

Andrew writes:
> Two stories of sucess; One guy in the midwest US got near two miles 
> in a optimal setting, he was high in a mountain and the "connection" was in 
> line of sight across a valley. This person was instrumental in using 
> 802.11b to hook up most of a town.
> Another story is of  individuals using aluminum foil lined "Pringle" 
> cans as directional antenna.

Robert "Is his middle initially really X?" Cringely had a fun
column about that earlier this year:
  http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/pulpit20020207.html
"Not Even a Mountain Can Get in the Way of Bob's Search for
Faster Internet Service."

	...Akkana