From mkuznetsov@inria.fr Thu Jul 25 20:50:24 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!inria!mkuznetsov From: mkuznetsov@inria.fr (Mike Kuznetsov) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: The 10 countries vs 14 nodes mystery - count again Message-ID: <1996Jul25.205024.8180@inria.fr> Date: Thu, 25 Jul 1996 20:50:24 GMT Organization: INRIA Rocquencourt NNTP-Posting-Host: inria.fr X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 Look closely at the Stardust relay table: there are 14 nodes, but only 10 countries listed. One routing path lists: 'cascade!transat!orbit-01!stardust'. Orbit-01? Are four of the relay nodes located on satellites? Nodes 01 to 10 correspond to US, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Germany, France, UK, USSR, Brazil, and Sweden. If Nodes 11-14 are in orbit, who is maintaining the transmitters now that Orion is bankrupt? -- Mike Kuznetsov -- INRIA Rocquencourt "They will send a copy in my place." From lwatanabe@titech.ac.jp Fri Jul 26 04:46:24 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!titech!lwatanabe From: lwatanabe@titech.ac.jp (Lucia Watanabe) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Re: The 10 countries vs 14 nodes mystery - count again Message-ID: <1996Jul26.044624.8003@titech.ac.jp> Date: Fri, 26 Jul 1996 04:46:24 GMT References: <1996Jul25.205024.8180@inria.fr> Organization: Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre NNTP-Posting-Host: titech.ac.jp X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1996Jul25.205024.8180@inria.fr>, mkuznetsov@inria.fr (Mike Kuznetsov) writes: > Look closely at the Stardust relay table: there are 14 nodes, but only 10 countries listed. Node 14 is the master clock. That's why the decoded line for Row 14 says: 'ROW 14. NO JOKE.' -- Lucia Watanabe *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Decstation 5000/200 - NetBSD 1.0 From nsanchez@cam.ac.uk Sun Jul 28 08:03:24 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!cam!nsanchez From: nsanchez@cam.ac.uk (Nadine Sánchez) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Re: The 10 countries vs 14 nodes mystery - count again Message-ID: <1996Jul28.080324.9820@cam.ac.uk> Date: Sun, 28 Jul 1996 08:03:24 GMT References: <1996Jul25.205024.8180@inria.fr> Organization: University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: cam.ac.uk X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1996Jul25.205024.8180@inria.fr>, mkuznetsov@inria.fr (Mike Kuznetsov) writes: > Look closely at the Stardust relay table: there are 14 nodes, but only 10 countries listed. > One routing path lists: 'cascade!transat!orbit-01!stardust'. Orbit-01? Are four of the relay nodes located on satellites? Node 14 is the master clock. That's why the decoded line for Row 14 says: 'ROW 14. NO JOKE.' -- Nadine Sánchez Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From dgarcia@pipeline.com Sun Jul 28 14:42:24 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!pipeline!dgarcia From: dgarcia@pipeline.com (Dmitri García) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Re: The 10 countries vs 14 nodes mystery - count again Message-ID: <1996Jul28.144224.9009@pipeline.com> Date: Sun, 28 Jul 1996 14:42:24 GMT References: <1996Jul25.205024.8180@inria.fr> <1996Jul26.044624.8003@titech.ac.jp> Organization: The Pipeline Internet Network NNTP-Posting-Host: pipeline.com X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 In article <1996Jul26.044624.8003@titech.ac.jp>, lwatanabe@titech.ac.jp (Lucia Watanabe) writes: > Node 14 is the master clock. That's why the decoded line for Row 14 says: 'ROW 14. NO JOKE.' Satellite relays! That explains why the timecode delay on the Hamburg feed was exactly 240 milliseconds -- the speed of light to geostationary orbit! Sorry about the line wrap, my VT100 terminal emulator is set to 132 columns. -- Dmitri García *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Decstation 5000/200 - NetBSD 1.0 From mlarsson@earthlink.net Mon Jul 29 12:10:24 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!earthlink!mlarsson From: mlarsson@earthlink.net (Marisol Larsson) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Re: The 10 countries vs 14 nodes mystery - count again Message-ID: <1996Jul29.121024.6474@earthlink.net> Date: Mon, 29 Jul 1996 12:10:24 GMT References: <1996Jul25.205024.8180@inria.fr> Organization: EarthLink Network NNTP-Posting-Host: earthlink.net X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1996Jul25.205024.8180@inria.fr>, mkuznetsov@inria.fr (Mike Kuznetsov) writes: > Look closely at the Stardust relay table: there are 14 nodes, but only 10 countries listed. > One routing path lists: 'cascade!transat!orbit-01!stardust'. Orbit-01? Are four of the relay nodes located on satellites? Nova isn't in a vault. Her code was transmitted to the orbital relays before the building burned. -- Marisol Larsson US Robotics Courier V.34 @ 19,200 bps "We don't sign stars. We build them."