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microwave relay stations and long linesbefore fiber optic was the rage, coaxial and microwave transmission systems were used to move data around. mostly voice, occasionally video. they were designed to work after being subjected to nuclear strikes. http://long-lines.net/index.html http://www.thecentraloffice.com/ http://coldwar-c4i.net/ there was a very interesting article (in wired?) I recall reading that noted the internet is built primarily off of existing telco infrastructure, and doesn't have nearly the rigorous design that the cold-war era relay stations did. I think this is it: http://varnelis.net/articles/centripetal_city . here are some others: http://varnelis.net/articles/towers_of_concentration it makes me want to try my hand at TCP/IP packet radio with a couple ham friends of mine in town. |