View Full Version : ***CLOSED*** Tuesday Afternoon Competition * Winner * Dexta211 *
Afternoon everyone,
It's getting much darker now winter is rolling in. Our projector is now coming on earlier to catch the eye - watch for it if you are passing! :)
Anyway...
Who wants to go wireless?
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Network+Products/Wireless/ADSL+Modem%2FRouter/Edimax+Wireless+ADSL2%2F2%2B+Modem+Router+150mbps+ ?productId=40967
1. When was the first wireless network tried and tested?
2. Where did this happen?
3. What was it called?
4. Tie breaker - why can wireless internet drive you mad?
Answers in by 10pm!
1. 1971
2. @ Barrys house.
3. The BarryC13E
4. Because barry doesn't share.
Doubt i'm right, entering for fun.
Broadsword1976
28-09-10, 14:44
1. 1834
2. Dr. Frankenstiens Basement
3. Igors_Testies-onashelf1234
4. Wireless Networks g=can drive you mad because of the Gamma Radiation which sometimes tears your clothes off and tuns you green.
Just for funsies (In case you were worried)
1. 19942. Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh3. Wi-Fi4. Because my dodgy neighbour piggybacks onto to it downloading gigs of Dutch Donkey porn
1. 1991
2. Nieuwegein, the Netherlands
3. WaveLAN with speeds of 1Mbps/2Mbps
4. To slow if your gaming. all the lagssss u know.
Ops formatting went wrong on my last post
1. 1994
2. Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh
3. Wi-Fi
4. Because my dodgy neighbour piggybacks onto to it downloading gigs of Edit: Keep it clean!
Diaby Does Gallas
28-09-10, 14:52
1. It was first tried and tested NCR corporation/AT&T in 1991.
2. It happened in Nieuwegein, in the Netherlands.
3. It was called WaveLAN.
4. It can drive you mad as it means that you can access the web anywhere in the house so you can waste most of your life sufring the web!
pomfretbantam
28-09-10, 15:02
1) 1971
2)Hawaii
3)Alohanet
4)Some unfounded rumours claim they cause tumors.
realistically though theres such a narrow band available and so many devices that use RF, its a wonder we are all not insane trying to get it all to work together.
InvaderGIR
28-09-10, 15:04
1. When was the first wireless network tried and tested?
Depends what you class as wireless network really, but...
June 1971
2. Where did this happen?
University of Hawaii, Oahu Island, Hawaii
3. What was it called?
ALOHAnet
4. Tie breaker - why can wireless internet drive you mad?
Why can they drive you mad? Well, the old ones would have been really rather slow and expensive and would have been maddening to set up.
Modern ones (IEEE 802.11) can be infuriating as signals are often weakened by various different things, either by things being in the way (walls etc.) or by other devices emitting frequencies that harm the wireless ones. This can result in internet connections dropping, websites not loading and games having high latencies. All of which are very annoying.
callumburns
28-09-10, 15:04
1. Wi-Fi was tried & tested in 1991
2. Nieuwegein, the Netherlands
3. WaveLAN
4. you can drop signal and cause lag in games :)
The four answers
1It was first tried and tested NCR corporation/AT&T in 1991
2. It happened in Nieuwegein, in the Netherlands.
3. It was called WaveLAN
4.It can drive you mad as it means that you can access the web anywhere in the house so you can waste most of your life sufring the web
1. 1991
2. Nieuwegein, the Netherlands
3. WaveLAN with speeds of 1Mbps/2Mbps
4. Yep, those connections that come and go will drive you crazy quick
CheekyMonkey
28-09-10, 15:11
1) Sometime in the late 20 hundreds
2) My House
3) Stopstealingmybroadbandcosiknowwhereyoulive-Fi
4) Wi-Fi reminds me of Hi-Fi which reminds me of John Cusack which reminds me of 1408 which scared me. Im the only person who can get from wireless lan connections to ghosts.
1. The first wireless network was tried & tested in 1991.
2. Nieuwegein, the Netherlands.
3. Wave LAN.
4. Its often frustrating as with poor quality equipment, the signal can often drop - leaving the user frustrated and without the internet momemtarily. Some channels overlap with other equipment and neighbours signals so some interference can occur and general security can be frustrating if someone has forgotten there network password or has left it unprotected without knowing.
Diaby Does Gallas
28-09-10, 15:12
The four answers
1It was first tried and tested NCR corporation/AT&T in 1991
2. It happened in Nieuwegein, in the Netherlands.
3. It was called WaveLAN
4.It can drive you mad as it means that you can access the web anywhere in the house so you can waste most of your life sufring the web
You better not win as you have just copied and pasted my answer! :ninja::knock:
1. Wi-Fi was tried & tested in 1991
2. Nieuwegein, the Netherlands
3. WaveLAN
4.because virtually all other radio signals in your house for wireless are on 2.4GHz band, and other wireless networks can interfere with your router, and the fact wireless is very slow and laggy.
bumbles6923
28-09-10, 15:23
1. 1970
2. ALOHA In Hawaii
3. The ALOHA network
4. If your running it on a Windows box, that's enough to drive anyone mad, Period!
doctorfonz
28-09-10, 15:36
1. June, 1971
2. Hawaii
3. ALOHAnet
4. Wireless internet can drive you mad because the wireless signals will flow invisibly and directly into your brain, slowly frying your brain cells and slowly but surely lowing your IQ and sending you on a one way trip to the funny farm. Wear a tin-foil hat people - you have been warned!
1. When was the first wireless network tried and tested?
1971 (June)
2. Where did this happen?
University of Hawaii, Hawaii
3. What was it called?
ALOHAnet
4. Tie breaker - why can wireless internet drive you mad?
Because the kids hog the connection with their games and downloads, brats!, making my computer slower than a commodore 64 on good day :mad:
1. 1994
2. Wireless Andrew
3. Carnegie Mellon University
4. Setting up drives most to distraction, I usually threaten mine with a sledge hammer :-)
Tricktronic
28-09-10, 15:43
1...June 1971....
2....University of Hawaii, Oahu Island, Hawaii
3...ALOHAnet
4...ome unfounded rumours claim they cause tumors. and also the old ones would have been really rather slow and expensive and would have been a royal pain in the butox to set up.
Toonshorty
28-09-10, 15:48
1. Wi-Fi was tried & tested in 1991
2. Nieuwegein, the Netherlands
3. WaveLAN
4. Poor signal can cause low speeds and lag.
BreadMurderer
28-09-10, 15:56
1. June, 1971
2. Hawaii
3. ALOHAnet
4. ...because if you are like me and live in a Granite filled city, getting a signal through the masonry walls is a tad challenging! I prefer wires.
1. June, 1971
2. Hawaii
3. ALOHAnet
4. ... There are some unfounded rumours, That spending to much time near r f signals, Can shrink your testicles.
1. June, 1971
2. Hawaii
3. ALOHAnet
4. IT NEVER WORKS AND HAS PROBLEMS AND ITS SLOW AND THERE IS LAG AND YOU CAN GET h4X0RED OF ALL YOUR MONEYS.
a. 1985
b. America by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), America's telecoms regulator.
c. garbage bands
d.security breaches, the performance ,microwave ovens :) the list could go on
1. June, 1971
2. Hawaii
3. ALOHAnet
4. Supposedly can affect the brain both physically and frustratingly. Doh!
The first wireless LAN came together in1971 when networking technologies met radio communications at the University of Hawaii as a research project called ALOHNET. The bi-directional star topology of the system included seven computers deployed over four islands to communicate with the central computer on the Oahu Island without using phone lines. And so, wireless technology, as we know it, began its journey into every house, classroom, and business around the world.
Wireless internet can be annoying because it is flakey (ie it can drop out and slow down when and how it pleases) and the best way to make it more reliable/stronger is with a priingles can :eek:
1) 1993
2) Carnegie Mellon University
3) Wireless Andrew
4) Not to clever for games, and even worse when your daughter keeps nicking your laptop and taking it to her room.
1. Tried and tested in 1991
2. Nieuwegein somewhere in the Netherlands
3. WaveLAN
4. Drives me mad when my laptop suddenly loses signal for no obvious reason. It can also be very laggy at times.
the question says "wireless NETWORK" not wireless internet like a lot have answered it only mentions internet on question 4 :)
1. June, 1971
2. Hawaii
3. ALOHAnet
4. wireless internet can drive you mad well any kind of internet can drive you mad the internet is addictive stressful yet engaging. Like all technology it can be frustrating for the less technical people amoung us,.. Wireless internet can be erratic and inconsistent due to the way radio waves behave and are effected by atmospheric conditions and other wireless devices. This is where the madness comes in , one day you can have a great signal and get sort your farmville out in the garden with a pims... the next day the signal strength is low and you have troublesome intermittent wifi so you think something is wrong and start changing settings where there wasnt a problem only low pressure and damp atmosphere reducing the range of the radio waves..
1. When was the first wireless network tried and tested?
1971 (June)
2. Where did this happen?
University of Hawaii, Hawaii
3. What was it called?
ALOHAnet
4. Tie breaker - why can wireless internet drive you mad?
Because when im streaming pron and the internet drops just before the good part slighty annoying, oh and of course when i just pulled off the best killstreak in the history of cod4 but i lagged out and didnt get to ss it.
1. When was the first wireless network tried and tested? June 1971
2. Where did this happen? University of Hawaii
3. What was it called? ALOHAnet
4. Tie breaker - why can wireless internet drive you mad? Because its something that should just work, and yet a lot of the time... just doesn't! Wires FTW!!
ALOHAnet, also known as the ALOHA System, or simply ALOHA, was a pioneering computer networking system developed at the University of Hawaii. ALOHAnet became operational in June, 1971, providing the first demonstration of a wireless data network.
1. When was the first wireless network tried and tested?
June 1971
2. Where did this happen?
University of Hawaii in hawaii!
3. What was it called?
Alohanet
4. Tie breaker - why can wireless internet drive you mad?
Wireless internet causing radiation!!!!!!!! :surprised:
http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/563/radiation.jpg (http://img251.imageshack.us/i/radiation.jpg/)
1) 1971
2) Hawaii
3) Alohanet
4) Hang on a sec, i'm just talking to the pink elephant.
1. When was the first wireless network tried and tested?
June, 1971
2. Where did this happen?
University of Hawaii
3. What was it called?
ALOHAnet
4. Tie breaker - why can wireless internet drive you mad?
It is very annoying when the connexion drops out in the middle of an online gaming session. It is also really madening when your mother in law (and sister in law too!) asks you to check "her internet because its too slow" to find out an unsecured connexion and a lot of people sucking from it!
1971
hawaii
alohanet
wireless really? its just such a hassle as before you realise you are sharing the internet with 6 other devices all fighting for connection all with bad signal then doubling the wait time.
1982
my bedroom
web without wires
because you can't repair the cables when there's a problem
purplecatlover2003
28-09-10, 17:17
1. 1971
2. at the University of Hawaii
3. Alohanet
4. because the signal drops out and then i ahve to hunt for wires to check if its just the wireless aspect that is down or if its the whole internet connection. whats more it always goes at a very critical moment e.g. when i have just thought up a fabulous 7 letter word in scrabble, that i then forget by the time i can get back to my game!
1. 1971
2. Uni of Hawaii
3. Alohanet
4. Additional factors that can impact speed and reliability, as if factors such as distance to exchange were not bad enough already!
1. June, 1971
2. Hawaii
3. ALOHAnet
4. Because we are almost 40 years on from the start and still no where near replacing a wire.
If I win the best charitable donation offered can have it as it's not needed.
1. Wi-Fi was tried & tested in 1991
2. Nieuwegein, the Netherlands
3. WaveLAN
4. Slow for gaming
power fuse0
28-09-10, 20:00
1. June, 1971
2. Hawaii
3. ALOHAnet
4. Because if you live in a lead lined house, then wireless signal is crap.
1. June, 1971
2. Hawaii
3. ALOHAnet
4. Because you can lose signal at any time!
winstonngo
28-09-10, 21:37
1It was first tried and tested NCR
corporation/AT&T in 1991
2. It happened in Nieuwegein, in
the Netherlands.
3. It was called WaveLAN
4. Its amazing, it means i have less wires tangled up
fullfatmilk
28-09-10, 21:42
1. June, 1971
2. University of Hawaii
3. ALOHAnet
4. I've summed up with a picture
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4127/5033786875_b4ddbed6d3_b.jpg
1. June 1971
2. University of Hawaii
3. Alohanet
4. My house is made of non-standard construction ie. a steel frame with lots of bracing. So wireless is pretty much out of the question.
June 1971
Hawaii
Alohanet
It is more liable to lose connection than an ethernet connection
Yes, we were looking for the Aloha network in 1971 :) Let me have a look at some answers!
Nice efforts to the following:
Daphne01 makes some good points about her kids!
InvaderGIR is nice and techy
Senty gave us a wall of text
Sibeer summed it up very nicely
But I think Dexta211 speaks the truth! :D
Because its something that should just work, and yet a lot of the time... just doesn't!
fullfatmilk
28-09-10, 22:47
well done to the winner. not at all jealous :cry
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4145/5034572400_0a0d111c89_b.jpg
:p
winstonngo
28-09-10, 22:54
well done to the winner, again
i copied sum1s answer
does that mean i win?....
does that mean i win?....
Yes, congrats! PM Robin who'll sort out your prize ;)
well done to the winner, again
i copied sum1s answer
That's always a great idea :rolleyes:
Thanks Aria, i have literally never won anything before!
PM'd Robin my details.
Thanks Again!
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