Date: Sun, 17 Mar 1996 20:42:39 +1030 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: terry@lambert.org (Terry Lambert) Cc: peter@jhome.DIALix.COM, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Aust. ISDN, was Re: Win32 (was:Re: Go SCSI! Big improvement...) Message-ID: <199603171012.UAA19240@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <199603170224.TAA18373@phaeton.artisoft.com> from "Terry Lambert" at Mar 16, 96 07:24:20 pm
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Terry Lambert stands accused of saying: > > > Mind you, you're in a great position over there compared to *.au.. Here, > > the phone company owns the NT1, so everything you connect to the S0 bus has > > to be "approved", including the software. ie: developing the software > > yourself is completely out of the question here. > > So change your government -- Aussie's have sufferage! 8-) 8-). We just did 8( And all i can say is that they got the *astards they voted for 8(. Chances are good some Baby Bell will have a major slice in the carrier here come the new year 8( > > you and the other users down with it. Result: they dont *dare* let users > > beat them up via custom software. > > So buy hardware from the US. It's not like we can install it in > our service areas for our own use. 8-). Connecting such a unit makes you liable for a $12000 fine. Not my visualisation of a Good Idea 8) > Terry Lambert -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] Collector of old Unix hardware. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[
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