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Re: Disney Bringing Back MovieBeam Set-Top Box

Koos van den Hout (koos+newsposting@kzdoos.xs4all.nl)
21 Feb 2006 21:02:22 GMT

nospam4me@mytrashmail.com wrote in <telecom25.72.9@telecom-digest.org>:

> I think it would be neat if datacasting could be used for say Windows
> Update in conjunction with a low cost USB-attached receiver. That
> would be a godsend to those on slow dialup or satellite connections.

Sounds like a rehash of the usenet/fidonet via satellite services that
sprung up in the 90s. See
http://www.bbsdocumentary.com/library/CONCEPTS/SERVICES/SATELLITES/
for more info.

Not wanting to be negative about the idea: I think it would be
fantastic to use cheap data-broadcasting in some way to distribute
data to a lot of people want (such as windows updates) for a low
price.

nospam4me@mytrashmail.com wrote in <telecom25.72.9@telecom-digest.org>:

> I think it would be neat if datacasting could be used for say Windows
> Update in conjunction with a low cost USB-attached receiver. That
> would be a godsend to those on slow dialup or satellite connections.

A bit of further research shows me this exists (for the US):

http://www.nationaldatacast.com/

Maybe somebody needs to alert Microsoft to this network ;)

Koos van den Hout

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