Turning phone lines into TV lines
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Objective Communications of Chantilly, VA, developed the VidModem so users may watch TV broadcasts on their PCs, conduct two-way videoconferencing, make phone calls, and share data files at the same time. The company used analog, instead of digital, signaling and the FM bandwidth.
Publication Name: Popular Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0161-7370
Year: 1997
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Space calls
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The launch of the Iridium satellite system could revolutionize the way telephone calls are made across the globe. Iridium, which is expected to start its commercial operation on Sep 23, 1998, will provide the first true mobile wireless telephone service on a global scale.
Publication Name: Popular Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0161-7370
Year: 1998
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Imagining space war
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A description is presented of the organization of the first space war games at the Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado Springs, CO, in January 2001. The protection of space assets, including satellites, is discussed.
Publication Name: Popular Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0161-7370
Year: 2001
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