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Message no. 1
From: The Reverend <MDB0213@*****.TAMU.EDU>
Subject: Uplinks...
Date: Thu, 1 Jul 1993 18:57:05 -0500
>It provides secure burst commo for the soldiers to call in for extraction,
>smoke, or whatever.

Right, except for one thing. "secure burst commo" is probably NOT going to be
able to receive all the info needed to give the "consensual hallucination" of
cyberspace. Remember, all this stuff uses fiber optics, in order to get the
"matrix" across. Unless this system is VERY efficient with compression, and
can do the secure burst for extended periods of time, it ain't gonna cut it.

BCNU.
Rev.
Message no. 2
From: Justin Kim <jlkim%ucsd.edu@****.BITNET>
Subject: Re: Uplinks...
Date: Thu, 1 Jul 1993 21:50:37 -0800
The Rev said:
>Right, except for one thing. "secure burst commo" is probably NOT going to
be
>able to receive all the info needed to give the "consensual hallucination"
of
>cyberspace. Remember, all this stuff uses fiber optics, in order to get the
>"matrix" across. Unless this system is VERY efficient with compression, and
>can do the secure burst for extended periods of time, it ain't gonna cut it.

The burst transmission was mentioned in the context of sending the
information in one short burst so the opposition couldn't track the team's
position. I would *assume* that one could have the uplink going
constantly. In any case, this tech would be ancient technology,
yesterday's news, etc by 2050. By mentioning this portable, I hoped to
suggest that by SR's time, having decks with sat com systems that would do
for matrix commo. Nobody's suggesting that this machine could interface
with the matrix :-) :-).

Justin

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