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Subject: RE: UKNM: Bango.net
From: Stewart Dean
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2000 19:20:55 +0100

<sarky>

It also occured to me that if you are using a number on a mobile device why
not just use the phone number. Just think of it - a voice based real time
interface. Wow.

</sarky>

Mobile computing will be good but it's important not to put too much faith
in Wap. Just as the early days of interactive TV and virtual reality there
where many disappointments, it will get better and achieve the expectations
of those who are not impressed by the fact it can do something but are
instead impressed by how easy and useful it is.

And just in case anyone missed it - don't buy a Motorola timeport -
especially a Wap one.

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Handelaar [johnatuserfrenzy [dot] com (mailto:johnatuserfrenzy [dot] com)]
> Sent: Friday, August 18, 2000 10:15 AM
> To: uk-netmarketingatchinwag [dot] com
> Subject: RE: UKNM: Bango.net
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owneratchinwag [dot] com [owneratchinwag [dot] com]On">mailto:owneratchinwag [dot] com]On Behalf
> Of Ian Fenn
> > Sent: 17 August 2000 01:36
> > To: uk-netmarketingatchinwag [dot] com
> > Subject: UKNM: Bango.net
> >
> >
> > A client brought my attention to http://www.bango.net/
> which is aiming to
> > replace urls with number sequences on wap-enabled phones.
>
> Grr.
>
> Back in the old days, all internet addresses existed only as
> 'dotted quad' numbers of up to 12 digits. Then someone invented
> the domain name system, which translated these huge, difficult-
> to-remember numbers into moderately recognisable names, like
> (say) www.bango.net instead of 194.216.214.61.
>
> Now these idiots want to invent new, """""easy""""" to remember
> numbers to replace the complex naming system, yet curiously
> choose a brand new numbering system, involving translating
> numeric IP numbers into names into numeric addresses of a
> different kind.
>
> Possibly one of the stupidest ideas I've *ever* heard. Which
> is saying something, since I've been involved in this
> industry since 1988.
>
> Rant over - thankyou for listening. As a reward I'll give you
> this URL:
>
> http://www.ntk.net/?back=2000/now0804.txt
>
> ...where this subject came up a fortnight or so ago. Sign
> up to the list - it's funny, and you'll have a chance of
> keeping up with the geeks too :-)
>
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