DrunkenBastard
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And another one bites the dust. BuhBye MCI.....
And Anderson have their grubby mitts all over this one too.
And Anderson have their grubby mitts all over this one too.
DrunkenBastard said:And another one bites the dust. BuhBye MCI.....
Nortel. Worldcom was one of their main customer, if not their biggest customer. I wonder where that madness will end.wonder who's next?
Yeah, things that go bump in the night.Microsoft makes things...
Things that go down in the night?time said:Yeah, things that go bump in the night.
Mercutio said:Yup. I left the door wide open on that one.
Although I'd argue that, rather than going "bump", they actually make a more squishy sound.
If they have $5 billion in liquid assets they are a prime target for a takeover.Mercutio said:The question is, with C&W having, oh, USD$5 billion in the bank (why do they have that much cash on hand, again?), and it can't afford Worldcom, who can?
Mercutio said:I was actually was thinking along Flagreen's line. $5B in the bank just seems like too much to have on-hand.
Well there's one candidate to buy out C&W. Sleep tight James, MS is good company to work for.P5-133XL said:Mercutio said:I was actually was thinking along Flagreen's line. $5B in the bank just seems like too much to have on-hand.
Tell that to Microsoft with 38.2 billion in cash equivilents as of the last reported finantial statement. Does that mean MS is an even better takeover canadidate?
Merc, SMC's Cardbus adapter is available: http://www.smc.com/index.cfm?action=products_show_description&productCode=SMC2735W. I haven't seen the PCI version just yet.Mercutio said:54Mbit on an 802.11a Wireless net would be great, and I know I can buy APs for it, but so far as I know, NICs aren't available yet.
I put in the SMC 7004 wireless unit (802.11b) as I didn't want to drill holes in the new house. Works fine, but I had to raise the WAP up a few feet as the mass of electronics (PC stuff on one side of the wall, A/V gear on the other) caused it to fall back to 2Mbps. Raising it up to about 7 feet off the floor brought the signal up to the full 11Mbps.As often as I'm asked about it I think there's a lot of demand for wireless applications. 802.11-anything doesn't seem good enough in the times I've dealt with it and I think there might be a real opportunity in whatever comes next.