Return-Path: Received: by massis.lcs.mit.edu (8.7.4/NSCS-1.0S) id IAA27920; Thu, 9 Jan 1997 08:45:04 -0500 (EST) Date: Thu, 9 Jan 1997 08:45:04 -0500 (EST) From: ptownson@massis.lcs.mit.edu (TELECOM Digest Editor) Message-Id: <199701091345.IAA27920@massis.lcs.mit.edu> To: ptownson@massis.lcs.mit.edu Subject: TELECOM Digest V17 #4 TELECOM Digest Thu, 9 Jan 97 08:45:00 EST Volume 17 : Issue 4 Inside This Issue: Editor: Patrick A. Townson CIDCO Demonstrates iPhone With Graphical Web Access (Mike Pollock) Call For Papers on High Speed Networking (Mehdi Vaez) Apple Debuts "VideoPhone Kit" For Use On The Net (info@cris.com) Re: 805 on Growing Split List (Nils Andersson) Call For Votes: comp.dcom.xdsl (Jim Davis) Seeking Information About Destiny Telecomm International (Joko Suharyono) Pac Bell Gone Whacko (Roy) Telecomic Summary - Finishing Off 1996 (David Leibold) TELECOM Digest is an electronic journal devoted mostly but not exclusively to telecommunications topics. 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A suggested donation of twenty dollars per year per reader is considered appropriate. See our address above. All opinions expressed herein are deemed to be those of the author. Any organizations listed are for identification purposes only and messages should not be considered any official expression by the organization. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 08 Jan 1997 20:50:02 -0800 From: Mike Pollock Organization: SJS Entertainment Subject: CIDCO Demonstrates iPhone With Graphical Web Access LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Consumer Electronics Show--Jan. 8, 1997--The first telephone to provide graphical access to the Internet together with advanced telephony services, the iPhone, is being demonstrated to the general trade Jan. 9 for the first time at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) by Cidco Inc, the market leader in Caller ID and smart screen phone devices. The iPhone will sell for under $500 and offers direct, simple access to Internet services, bringing e-mail and the wealth of information on the Web to both nontechnical and more computer-savvy consumers. The telephone is the most common appliance in the home. The Electronic Industries Association reports there is a phone in approximately 95 percent of all U.S. residences, and an average of 2.4 phones per household. The iPhone combines this familiarity in a high-end speaker phone with e-mail, graphical access to the World Wide Web and advanced telephony features, according to Robert L. Diamond, CIDCO chairman of the board. The Internet connection is made through a PC-quality 7.4-inch grayscale touch screen embedded on the face of the iPhone that allows users to access Internet services simply by touching the softkeys. With a full VGA screen, a complete Web page can be viewed at one time without scrolling, as is commonly required with some text-based phones. iPhone users touch the icons and buttons displayed on the screen in place of using a mouse to navigate through the Web. A QWERTY keyboard slides from under the console for ease in composing, sending and receiving e-mail. The iPhone is plug and play. There is no setup required, no software to load or any programs to execute in initiating operation. Since it is constantly powered up, the iPhone offers an immediate connection to the Internet without waiting for the system to boot or load software. "The iPhone is the first appliance that unleashes the power of the Internet for the general consumer who might not be computer savvy and for small business entrepreneurs not currently using the Web" Diamond said. "Whether or not they are familiar with PCs, iPhone users can send and receive e-mail, research data or bank on-line with ease. At home, consumers will have inexpensive access to e-mail, can look up information on local stores, find a good restaurant in the neighborhood or search for a favorite recipe on the Internet, just by touching the iPhone screen" he said. Available Second Quarter of 1997 Approximately the size of a standard business phone console, 11.5 inches wide by 8 inches long, the iPhone will be sold through telephone companies and selected retail outlets. Field tests are scheduled for early 1997, with general availability mid-1997. The iPhone was co-developed by CIDCO and InfoGear Technologies, a Redwood City, Calif., high-technology company. CIDCO is contributing its advanced telephony technology to the product development and is manufacturing and marketing the iPhone. InfoGear is providing the client/server software, the browser and other elements of the user interface. CIDCO holds an equity share in InfoGear. Similar to the way PC users access the Internet, telephone companies and on-line providers will supply the Internet connection service for the iPhone. Some phone companies may bundle access at a reduced rate with other telephone services, according to Diamond. "Telephones are the primary instrument of communication in our society, the gateway that keeps the flow of information moving in our world" Diamond said. "So it's only natural that a telephone, the iPhone, would bring e-mail and the richness of the Internet to consumers." Supports Class and Advanced Telephone Network Services Telephone network services such as Caller ID, Caller ID on Call Waiting, and Caller ID Deluxe with name and phone number display will be supported in the first consumer release. One-touch access will be provided for Call Forwarding, Call Blocking and Last Call Return, among other custom calling features. The iPhone also has a programmable speed dial, a 500-name directory, speed dial from the directory, and visual message notification for Caller ID, e-mail and voice mail. With its 16-level grayscale display and software preprocessing of some data, the 14.4 BPS modem in the iPhone functions at speeds comparable with a 28.8 BPS modem. The 640 X 480 backlit touch screen supports full Web page graphics. The iPhone also includes a serial port for a printer. CIDCO, with headquarters in Morgan Hill, Calif., is the world's leading producer of subscriber terminal equipment that supports intelligent network services being offered by telephone operating companies. Its products, of which over 12 million have been sold, include network feature telephones and Caller ID display units, in addition to advanced cordless telephone and smart screen phones utilizing ADSI technology. These products are provided to telephone subscribers through a variety of channels, including distribution arrangements with more than 100 telephone companies worldwide and through retail sales at more than 20,000 store fronts located throughout North America. CONTACT: Linda Marcus Creamer Dickson Basford 714/260-4768 lmarcus.cdb@mcimail.com or Peter Van Rossum Creamer Dickson Basford 714/260-4765 URL: http://www.cidco.com ------------------------------ From: mehdiv@alice.ece.gatech.edu (Mehdi Vaez) Subject: Call For Papers on High Speed Networking Date: 9 Jan 1997 11:36:15 GMT Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology Dear Professor/ Networking Professional, I would appreciate your consideration and distribution to your colleagues of the following announcement for a special session on high speed networking issues in the upcoming 1997 International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Processing Techniques and Applications (PDPTA'97). Sincerely, Mehdi Vaez --------------------------------------- CALL FOR PAPERS FOR THE SESSION ON High Speed Networking; Switching, Routing and Multiplexing International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Processing Techniques and Applications (PDPTA'97) June 30-July 2, 1997 Las Vegas, Nevada, USA SPECIAL SESSION ON: HIGH SPEED NETWORKING; SWITCHING, ROUTING AND MULTIPLEXING: This special session will cover the latest research activities on high speed electrical and optical networking with emphasis on switching, routing and multiplexing. With the advent of optical fibers and the tremendous amount of bandwidth they offer, a new era of information technology has begun. Deploy- ment of B-ISDN requires efficient switching, routing, and multiplexing techniques at different levels and with different time scales. With the invention of new switching technologies, new problems at the system level may be introduced. A correct system architecture can sometimes overcome the device-level limitations of such technologies. As an example, the crosstalk problem in many relational type photonic switching devices can be solved using dilated switch architectures. Novel switching, routing, and multiplex- ing techniques and architectures are critical to the successful deployment of future high speed communication networks. The selected papers and presentations in this special session will address the new research on the enhancement of high speed electrical and optical networking including switching, routing and multiplexing. We are especially interested in system concepts that can circumvent the limitations of new switching devices. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: - ATM Networks - All Optical Networks - Routing (static, dynamic, ...) - High Speed (circuit, Packet, ...) Switching - Photonic Switching - Statistical Multiplexing, TDM, TDMA, CDMA, WDM, WDMA, FDMA, ... - Queuing Strategies - Network Complexity - Crosstalk Reduction - Fault Diagnosis - Performance evaluation B-ISDN: Broadband Integrated Services Digital Network ATM: Asynchronous Transfer Mode SUBMISSION OF PAPERS: Prospective authors are invited to submit three copies of their draft paper (about 5 pages) to the session chair by the due date. Fax submissions are also acceptable; however, electronic submissions are highly recommended. They must be in the form of a readable postscript file. Please send the electronic version to mehdiv@ece.gatech.edu. The length of the Camera-Ready papers (if accepted) will be limited to 10 pages. Papers must not have been previously published or currently submitted for publication elsewhere. The first page of the draft paper should include: title of the paper, name, affiliation, postal address, e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers for each author. The first page should also include the name of the corresponding author, the name of the author who will be presenting the paper (if accepted) and a maximum of five keywords. EVALUATION PROCESS: Papers will be evaluated for originality, significance, clarity, and soundness. Each paper will be refereed by at least two researchers in the topical area. The Camera-Ready version of the paper will be reviewed by one person. PUBLICATION: The conference proceedings will be a multivolume set published by CSREA Press. The proceedings will be available at the conference. Papers that report significant results will be considered for publication in relevant journals. IMPORTANT DATES: February 12, 1997 (Wednesday): Draft papers (5-page) due April 8, 1997 (Tuesday) : Notification of acceptance May 19, 1997 (Monday) : Camera-Ready papers & Preregistration due SESSION CHAIR ADDRESS: Mehdi Vaez School of Electrical and Computer Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA 30332 USA Phone: (404) 894-7468 Fax: (404) 894-9959 Email: mehdiv@ece.gatech.edu MORE INFORMATION: For information on the last two PDPTA conferences (PDPTA'95 and PDPTA'96), as well as the general "CALL FOR PAPERS" announcement and guidelines for the PDPTA'97 conference, please refer to: http://www.cps.udayton.edu/~pan/pdpta. ( __ )=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=( __ ) | | Mehdi Vaez mehdiv@ece.gatech.edu | | | |School of ECE, Georgia Institute of Technology | | |__| Atlanta, Georgia 30332 |__| (____)=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=(____) ------------------------------ From: info@cris.com Subject: Apple Debuts "VideoPhone Kit" For Use On The Net - Netday Date: Thu, 09 Jan 1997 00:26:01 GMT Organization: AT&T WorldNet Services Apple Debuts "VideoPhone Kit" For Use On The Net - Netday Find this article at: NewsLinx Daily Web News (1/8/97) http://www.newslinx.com/ ------------------------------ From: nilsphone@aol.com (Nils Andersson) Subject: Re: 805 on Growing Split List Date: 8 Jan 1997 17:27:16 GMT Organization: AOL http://www.aol.com In article , tad@ssc.com (Tad Cook) writes: > The split will occur by 1999, probably along an east-west > line. Details will be addressed at hearings ... It is not clear to me what is meant by East-West. One issue that confuses a lot of local residents is that the Ventura (and Santa Barbara) County coastline faces South, not West. Thus some people think of the coast as facing South, and going inland as going North (including me, it is correct). However, about half the population think of the coast as a West Coast, and have their personal coordinate system rotated 90 degrees. This is reflected in road signs, you can see "101 North" and "101 West" within yards of each other, pointing to the same onramp. To the point: Nasty rumour has it that the split would split Ventura County. This is clearly stupid. The only thing that makes sense is to have one part be Ventura and the sliver of LA county that uses 805 as one area, and split off Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo - both are wholly or mostly in 805 - and possibly Kern, which is at least partly in 805. There are many reasons why this makes sense, one is that Santa Barbara and SLO Counties are in another LATA, in effect already split off from the LA/Ventura/Orange/Kern/Riverside/SanBernadino/etc LATA. (Personal bias: I would of course love it if the normal precedent holds, and the more "metropolitan" end - i.e. LA/Ventura - gets to keep the old code and the "outlying" area gets re-coded, I _live_ in Ventura County.) If it turns out that there are "too many" phones in Ventura and LA(805) Counties, forcing a new area code again in a few years, that is not a concern at all. If we can just hold out till 2001, the PUC decision against overlays will expire, and we can then go to overlays, putting an end to this crazy divide-like-a-cancer-cell mess. In general, my advice to all is: 1) HOLD OUT AGAINST SPLITS UNTIL WE GET THE PUCS TURNED AROUND AND CAN GO TO OVERLAYS!!! 2) If there are several ways to split, and one makes logical sense, while another gives a more even divide, go for the logical split. Before the more populous end needs a new code, use the breathing room to beat some sense into your state PUC about overlays. 3) What would it take to make the feds back down on the ridiculous notion that cellphones and pagers cannot have their own area codes? Clearly, this makes a lot of sense (it is another form of overlay, sortof). They do not really have a location anyway. (Yes, I realize that the incoming call goes to an MTSO, PBX or whatever, but nobody should have to know or care what the actual location is!) Regards, Nils Andersson ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 8 Jan 1997 17:55:28 EST From: jjd@primenet.com (Jim Davis) Reply-To: jjd@primenet.com Subject: Call For Votes: comp.dcom.xdsl Organization: Usenet Volunteer Votetakers Expires: 30 Jan 1997 00:00:00 GMT FIRST CALL FOR VOTES (of 2) unmoderated group comp.dcom.xdsl Newsgroup line: comp.dcom.xdsl Discussion area for different DSL technologies. Votes must be received by 23:59:59 UTC, 29 Jan 1997. This vote is being conducted by a neutral third party. Direct questions about the proposed group to the proponent. Proponent: Will Kim Votetaker: Jim Davis RATIONALE: comp.dcom.xdsl This newsgroup is to accommodate the growing interest and discussions regarding various ((adsl, hdsl, sdsl (hence the 'x')) Digital Subscriber Loop (xDSL) technology. comp.dcom.xdsl will provide a centralized location where thoughts and ideas may be shared amongst those interested. xDSL enables a normal copper twisted pair (which is being used to carry voice-grade telephone calls) to carry digital information at much higher rates compared to normal analog modems or ISDN. Though some DSL services are currently available, most are still in testing and development stages. Providing a discussion area will help bridge the gap between xDSL developers world-wide. In the last two to three months, there has been increasing evidence, of discussions regarding DSL (ADSL in particular), across various newsgroups and web sites. CHARTER: comp.dcom.xdsl Comp.dcom.xdsl is intended as a group for DSL discussion. 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Please do not redistribute this CFV. If you must, direct people to the official CFV as posted to news.announce.newgroups. Distributing pre-marked or otherwise edited copies of this CFV will result in those votes being cancelled. When in doubt, ask the votetaker. DISTRIBUTION: This CFV has been crossposted to can.infohighway comp.dcom.cabling comp.dcom.isdn comp.dcom.modems comp.dcom.telecom comp.dcom.telecom.tech comp.dsp It will also appear on the DSL-TECH mailing list ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 8 Jan 1997 22:16:22 CST From: Joko Suharyono Subject: Seeking Information About Destiny Telecomm International Dear readers, I have some questions regarding Destiny Telecomm International, Inc. (DTI) selling prepaid phonecards. First, let me summarize what I got. I got some emails from a friend regarding info to participate in a MLM-like business with DTI selling prepaid phonecards. The income based on commission of the sale from one and the persons in the levels below him/her. Some of the experience from some other persons involved in the business were also included. Some of them saying that he/she makes $3000 per week or more. One person is also mentioned to get $24,000 in her second month. The information is too good to be true, in my opinion. This makes me write this letter to this comp.dcom.telecom newsgroup and hope to hear whether there are some readers who actually know better. So far, only the positive things that come up in the info (well, that is the purposed of advertisement, isn't it?). I hope to find the real informations. That is, if there is any negative things, or other opinions/experiences/etc, I would like to know that. BTW, the product, a five-hour prepaid phonecard for $100 (that is, around $.33 per minute). One should buy at least one phonecard to start. Thanks a lot for your help. joko suhar001@gold.tc.umn.edu [TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: I find it very hard to believe that someone is making three thousand per month selling these or that someone else made $24,000 in the second month, etc. PAT] ------------------------------ From: Roy Subject: Pac Bell Gone Whacko Date: Tue, 07 Jan 1997 19:12:05 -0800 Organization: South_Valley_Internet I need ISDN service in the town (local phone number) where I am but the switch doesn't have the feature. PacBell has made ISDN available with a local number using an FX ISDN PRI to other companies. I placed my order but they say I can't get it because my premises is in the local area. The other companies can get the service because they are NOT local. What's wrong with this picture? They sell the service to non-locals but won't sell it to a local? The guy that thought this up must be whacko! Roy ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 8 Jan 1997 09:53:32 GMT From: David Leibold Subject: Telecomic Summary - Finishing Off 1996 Welcome to 1996's last collection of phone-related phunnies as found in the newspaper over the past months ... note this is incomplete as some comic strips out there weren't examined. Some comic-related net addresses appear at the end of the comic dates and descriptions. In no particular order then ... ...... PC and Pixel (2 Dec 1996): E-mail is touted as eliminating those wrong number calls ... trouble is, those calls are the only kind PC used to get. Chip (21 Nov 1996): "WWF takes on the WWW". Need more be said? Charlie (20 Nov 1996): Mailboxes on a street: one for snail-mail, one for e-mail. Broom Hilda (18 Aug 1996): Broom Hilda gets put on hold ... but fortunately her pals help her out during the wait ... so much that she can't be bothered with the call once it came off the queue. Walnut Cove (10 Dec 1996): Andrew and his buddies get ready to net-surf with millions of others ... Andrew gets keyboard fright tho ... PC and Pixel (11 Dec 1996): Pixel (cat) talks to Digit (mouse) about how animal instincts can be replaced by friendship. Digit talks to Pixel about the value of an "e-mail-only relationship". PC and Pixel (16 Nov 1996): Beware of fax paper installed in reverse. For Better or For Worse (16 Nov 1996): Michael sends a break-up note to Rhetta via e-mail. Hi & Lois (14 June 1996): Chip shows the on-line difference between "interface" and "inyerface". Animal Crackers (sometime in 1996): Bird mail-orders the wrong sort of "surfboard"... Dilbert (8 Dec 1996): Fun with business speakerphone conference ... just don't insult the boss without making sure the mute is in effect. Walnut Cove (10 Mar 1996): Fax war ... wait until the videophone. Adam (some time in 1996): Adam may have a publisher for his writing; chat room delays prove his parenting dealings ... Hi & Lois (5 Sept 1996): Phone is tied up, so an alternate, loud and low-tech "yo-mail" is needed. Family Circus (16 Sept 1996): Billy's missing his homework ... so he asks his mother to fax it when its found. Reality Check (22 Aug 1996): Spiders on the web ... Charlie (26 Aug 1996): Down and out guy on the street with homepage. Horrorscope (20 Aug 1996): A boy shows his communications skills ... placing a call to a far-off land. On The Fastrack (24 May 1996): On hold ... a tech support service seems to be going through an "evolution" during that time. Adam (from 24 Sep 1996): Adam gets to be the "advice columnist" for his ISP ... Peanuts (24 Sep 1996): Charlie Brown was out when a call came in ... Sally didn't get too many of the details. (Was it from the Little Red Haired Girl?) Horrorscope (26 Aug 1996): Web site found on the computer ... again, of the spider type, and literally "on" the computer, that is. Non Sequitur (approx 8 Sept 1996): How to terminate a relationship: make sure the speed dial entry is wiped out. Sherman's Lagoon (23 Sept 1996): T.S. Eliot's profound statements on wisdom and knowledge among information are no match for surfing about beans and lentils. PC and Pixel (23 Sept 1996): Office is where the cellphone is ... even at a bar. Mother Goose and Grimm (10 Sept 1996): Grimmy talks of his luxury pad ... door, windows, and private phone. Actually, public payphone as it turns out ... Adam (9 Sept 1996 and on): Laura gets suspicious as to whether Adam is surfing for a cyber-affair ... so she goes into impersonation mode to see what fun can be had. PC and Pixel (9 Sept 1996): At the end of the meeting, it's left for the calls to be exchanged ... between time management computer programs. Adam (for weekend of 1 Sept 1996 - but a 1994 year was listed): What is the name of the rule that says that pandemonium happens when you're on the phone? I Need Help (15 Aug 1996): Neighbourhood Watch calls go too far ... The Better Half (1 Sept 1996): Stanley takes a telemarketer's call. Beetle Bailey (19 May 1996): With fax, e-mail, etc., the paperless society is farther away than ever ... except for the washroom. For Better or for Worse (9 Dec 1996): Michael gets e-mail reports of all the family fun back home ... and gets homesick in the process. PC and Pixel (9 Dec 1996): PC is interested in a home page; but as the home is a mess, so likely would be the home page. The Better Half (27 Apr 1996): Stanley's brother shows off via website. Sherman's Lagoon (10 May 1996): Bear leaves the lagoon for his home; and invites Filmore to check his web site. Adam (1 Dec 1996): Clayton is on Santa's bad list for his e-mailed wish list ... one that wipes out trees worth of paper when printed. The Better Half (30 Nov 1996): Stanley sets up a chat forum ... of Harriet's old boyfriends. Doonesbury (26-28 Nov 1996): Joanie gets shown the Church of Walden; worship is at the website ... Wizard of Id (6 Nov 1996): The fortune teller has "ball waiting". Family Circus (15 Oct 1996): Billy takes a phone message ... but takes lessons in how to print letters during the call. PC and Pixel (9 Nov 1996): Java sight gag? Cyber coffeemaker invented. I Need Help (15 Oct 1996): For losers, a 900 number where you can be told excuses for not receiving a date. Animal Crackers (15 Sept 1996): TV survey calls ... Horrorscope (14 Sept 1996): Switchboard operator ... illustrating how one might get long distance calls for advice that day ... Walnut Cove (some time in 1996): Girl brushes off Joey by saying she's on the other line ... but this isn't even on the telephone. On the Fastrack (11 May 1996): Baby wants faster modem for calls via the baby monitor. Adam (29 Nov 1996): Adams brother e-mails ... the future of family communications, newer than the telephone ... but full-circle to letter writing? Between Friends (11 Oct 1996): Susan gets plenty of calls a day from her father ... and now he wants her mate Harv. PC and Pixel (27 Aug 1996): PC finds the graphics downloads are slow... so slow that a spider web site forms on PC and his computer. PC and Pixel (26 Dec 1996): Can the Internet replace the daily paper? Can dogs be trained to fetch with modem cards instead? Family Circus (26 Dec 1996): Kids lose a game's directions; father is requested to find them on the 'Net. e-mails and other comix net addresses: Adam adamathome@aol.com Dave http://www.davetoon.com/dave, davetoon@aol.com Dilbert scottadams@aol.com, http://www.unitedmedia.com Doonesbury http://www.doonesbury.com/ Ernie piranhaclub@aol.com Farcus 74777.3301@compuserve.com For Better or for Worse http://www.uexpress.com/ Frank and Ernest FandEBobT@aol.com Ghost Story Club http://www.comicspage.com/ghostclub/ I Need Help friknfrak1@aol.com Mary Worth TellMary@aol.com Mother Goose and Grimm http://www.grimmy.com Non Sequitur sequitoon@aol.com On the Fastrack 76711.2174@compuserve.com PC and Pixel artattak@astral.magic.ca Sherman's Lagoon http://www.slagoon.com/lagoon Shoe http://macnelly.com/ The Better Half http://www.borg.com/~rjgtoons/bh.html Walnut Cove walnutcov@aol.com ... and no doubt more are available using the search sites like Yahoo, Open Text or Alta Vista. David Leibold aa070@freenet.toronto.on.ca [TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: And which one was it a couple weeks ago has the woman suspicious of what her husband is doing at the computer (she thinks he is using hot chat) so she recruits a co-worker to go into chat and try to lure her husband into a conversation ... it turns out her teenage son is using the father's account and handle. PAT] ------------------------------ End of TELECOM Digest V17 #4 ****************************