Help my son-->history of wireless

To All:

My son is writing a report on the evolution and history of wireless
broadband, i.e., Wifi. Although we've searched the web, we haven't found a
site giving us information on how Wifi evolved over the past decade. Any
idea where we can go to find info? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.

Jeffrey

In article <jkESb.20080$(E-Mail Removed)>,
Jeffrey S. Bachmann <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
:My son is writing a report on the evolution and history of wireless
:broadband, i.e., Wifi. Although we've searched the web, we haven't found a
:site giving us information on how Wifi evolved over the past decade. Any
:idea where we can go to find info? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

This might help:

http://lists.bawug.org/pipermail/wir...ly/012848.html

http://www.google.ca/url?sa=U&start=...aad.pdf&e=7507
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In article <jkESb.20080$(E-Mail Removed)>, Jeffrey S. Bachmann
wrote:
> My son is writing a report on the evolution and history of wireless
> broadband, i.e., Wifi. Although we've searched the web, we haven't found a
> site giving us information on how Wifi evolved over the past decade.

History? Ten years ago is history? I must be getting old!

Rod.

Wireless is still being born, so you're right, there isn't a whole lot.
Maybe this will contribute a little to your son's cause.

http://home.luna.nl/~arjan-muil/radi...ory-frame.html
http://www.marconiusa.org/marconi/index.html
http://sss-mag.com/wlan.html
http://wireless.jhsph.edu/history.html
http://compnetworking.about.com/cs/basicnetworking/
http://www.mailtribune.com/archive/2...ries/01biz.htm
http://www.wireless-networking-uk.co...ng_history.asp

Jeffrey S. Bachmann wrote:

>To All:
>
>My son is writing a report on the evolution and history of wireless
>broadband, i.e., Wifi. Although we've searched the web, we haven't found a
>site giving us information on how Wifi evolved over the past decade. Any
>idea where we can go to find info? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>Thanks.
>
>Jeffrey
>
>
>
>

Jeffrey S. Bachmann wrote:

> To All:
>
> My son is writing a report on the evolution and history of wireless
> broadband, i.e., Wifi. Although we've searched the web, we haven't found
> a
> site giving us information on how Wifi evolved over the past decade. Any
> idea where we can go to find info? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> Thanks.

WiFi, as we currently know it, hasn't been around for more than a few years.
For the full history of networking over radio, you'll have to go back to
the "Aloha" network at the University of Hawaii and on through packet radio
as used by radio amateurs etc. WiFi is simply an implimentation of those
ideas developed into the current systems.

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Roderick Stewart wrote:

> In article <jkESb.20080$(E-Mail Removed)>, Jeffrey S.
> Bachmann wrote:
>> My son is writing a report on the evolution and history of wireless
>> broadband, i.e., Wifi. Although we've searched the web, we haven't found
>> a site giving us information on how Wifi evolved over the past decade.
>
> History? Ten years ago is history? I must be getting old!

Wireless networking goes back 34 years, with the Aloha network created at
the University of Hawaii. I was first reading about "packet radio" in
amateur radio magazines in the late 70's.

http://www.eduard-rhein-stiftung.de/html/T00_e.html

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