[MLB-WIRELESS] Wireless 'cloud' may offer silver lining Or is it just 'pie-in-the-sky' technology?

[Steven Haigh]

Agreed... would be very nice - although, from the BAWUG list...

"Ugh! The rate at which this "news" is making the rounds really disturbs
me. Makes me wonder about all those other "successful" projects out there.
I live in Athens and that "cloud" is little more than a puff of smoke
right now. The city gets together with what is essentially the journalism
school, sets up an AP that covers approx 1 block and this is newsworthy
enough for cnn.com? Perhaps no coincidence that the journalism school and
cnn's headquarters are only 80 miles apart... Just another reason to never
believe everything you read!"

Signed,
Steven Haigh
President - Melbourne Wireless
www.wireless.org.au


----- Original Message -----
From: "Tony Langdon" <tlangdon at atctraining.com.au>
To: <fenn_b at smktech.com.au>
Cc: <melbwireless at wireless.org.au>
Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2002 10:38 AM
Subject: RE: [MLB-WIRELESS] Wireless 'cloud' may offer silver lining Or is
it just 'pie-in-the-sky' technology?


> > > Should we talk to Melbourne City Council, to see if they are
> > > interested in
> > > doing somthing similar?
> > >
> >
> > Yes. I think this is an excellent idea. Other institutions that spring
> > to mind are education facilities/departments and maybe even smaller
> > regional councils (local member maybe?)
> >
> > I know that my old local council (Eltham/Nilimbik) gave grants to
> > non-profit development for the community, and that was actually hard
> > cash. I would guess that donating council owned/public roof/pole space
> > would be even more attractive to them.
>
> I think Melbourne City would be an excellent place to start, with the
number
> of city workers and large park areas, as well as cafe strips.
>
> As a minimum, it would be nice to see the Flagstaff Gardens, Carlton
Gardens
> (Exhibition St - city end) and Bourke St/Swanston St areas covered - the
> places where people are likely to have a laptop outdoors while enjoying
the
> sun or a coffee. :-)  I can see myself making use of such facilities from
> time to time...  Hrmm, stuff the office, I'll work from the coffee shop
down
> the road via VPN. ;-)
>
> If the idea ever takes off here, I'm going to have to do something about a
> decent battery supply. :)
>
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