Re: UKNM: Northern Lights to be Used for Advertising

[Stewart Dean]

At 11:38 AM 3/30/98 +0100, you wrote:

>This is ridiculous. Obviously not possible. Some kind of scam.

>

>Meanwhile, did you see the announcement last week of a breakthrough in

>matter transfer over TCP/IP? There's an RFC describing a new protocol -

>SMTP (Solid Matter Transfer Protocol - apparently there's some problem with

>the name), USRobotics' AtomBlaster modem is in late testing, Cisco have a

>matter router in the works and Bill Gates was quoted as saying "we think

>matter will be the big driver in the next decade. Bits are dead. It's time

>for the atoms to make their long-delayed comeback. Long live stuff!"

>

>Steve

>

No - it's true.


Nicholas Negroponte is about to release a book on the subject called 'being

solid'.



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