From gkuznetsov@pacbell.net Wed Jan 12 13:17:49 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!pacbell!gkuznetsov From: gkuznetsov@pacbell.net (Göran Kuznetsov) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: [FLAME] The 10 countries vs 14 nodes mystery - count again Message-ID: <1994Jan12.131749.6813@pacbell.net> Date: Wed, 12 Jan 1994 13:17:49 GMT Organization: Pacific Bell Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: pacbell.net X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 Look closely at the Stardust relay table: there are 14 nodes, but only 10 countries listed. In the recovered telemetry dumps, Nodes 11-14 have IP/UUCP addresses that don't route through any known terrestrial ISP. Nodes 11 through 14 have blank regional pressing entries in the Ashford Poly archives. If Nodes 11-14 are in orbit, who is maintaining the transmitters now that Orion is bankrupt? -- Göran Kuznetsov Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From ogirard@cam.ac.uk Thu Jan 13 22:48:49 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!cam!ogirard From: ogirard@cam.ac.uk (Olga Girard) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Re: [FLAME] The 10 countries vs 14 nodes mystery - count again Message-ID: <1994Jan13.224849.5647@cam.ac.uk> Date: Thu, 13 Jan 1994 22:48:49 GMT References: <1994Jan12.131749.6813@pacbell.net> Organization: University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: cam.ac.uk X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1994Jan12.131749.6813@pacbell.net>, gkuznetsov@pacbell.net (Göran Kuznetsov) writes: > Look closely at the Stardust relay table: there are 14 nodes, but only 10 countries listed. Satellite relays! That explains why the timecode delay on the Hamburg feed was exactly 240 milliseconds -- the speed of light to geostationary orbit! -- Olga Girard "In theory there is no difference between theory and practice." Macintosh IIfx / AmigaOS 3.1 From mreyes@demon.co.uk Sun Jan 16 00:00:49 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!demon!mreyes From: mreyes@demon.co.uk (Mei Reyes) Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy Subject: Re: [FLAME] The 10 countries vs 14 nodes mystery - count again Message-ID: <1994Jan16.000049.1892@demon.co.uk> Date: Sun, 16 Jan 1994 00:00:49 GMT References: <1994Jan12.131749.6813@pacbell.net> <1994Jan13.224849.5647@cam.ac.uk> Organization: Demon Internet Services UK NNTP-Posting-Host: demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 8 In article <1994Jan13.224849.5647@cam.ac.uk>, ogirard@cam.ac.uk (Olga Girard) writes: > Satellite relays! That explains why the timecode delay on the Hamburg feed was exactly 240 milliseconds -- the speed of light to geostationary orbit! When the fire broke out in B2-114, the mainframe was uploading to a satellite uplink on the roof of Orion Tower. -- Mei Reyes Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail.